Investigators examining the fiery crash landing of a Russian passenger at a Moscow airport reportedly are increasingly focused on pilot error as the primary cause of the accident that killed 41.
Investigators examining the fiery crash landing of a Russian passenger at a Moscow airport reportedly are increasingly focused on pilot error as the primary cause of the accident that killed 41, as well as whether the emergency response was too slow.
The newspaper Kommersant reported that investigators believe that the pilots’ first mistake was flying into the bad weather, where the reported lightning strike caused the aircraft to lose radio contact and leaving it with only manual control. The pilots, Kommersant wrote, then reacted incorrectly, pointing the nose downward instead of immediately seeking to pull up. The plane bounced twice more, bursting its fuel tanks, throwing fuel over the engines which exploded into fire.
The pilots, Denis Yevdokimov and Maksim Kuznetsov have not spoken publicly since Sunday. In an unverified audio interview aired on Russian state television, Yevdokimov said the plane had lost communications and autopilot controls after the lightning strike. He said he had followed all procedures. “If the pilots were unsure of the safety of flight, not knowing what else was damaged, they would make a decision to land overweight, to get the aircraft safely onto the ground,” she said, adding that if the pilots had flown into the storm clouds that raised questions about the airline’s safety culture.
Investigators have recovered the plane’s flight recorders, which may yet reveal details that alter investigators' understanding of the accident. It also remained unclear on Tuesday why the plane -- a Russian-built Sukhoi Superjet 100 -- was so damaged by the lightning strike. Such strikes are common and modern aircraft can normally withstand such acts of nature.
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