Narrative:
Ural Airlines Flight 178, an Airbus A321-211, registration VQ-BOZ, was substantially damaged when it force landed to a cornfield shortly after takeoff due to a dual bird strike and engine failure. Ten passengers were injured.
The aircraft with 226 passengers and 7 crew, was in the initial climb through 750 feet out of Zkukovsky's runway 12 when the aircraft flew through a flock of seagulls and ingested birds into both engines (CFM56). Both engines lost power forcing the crew to stop the climb at 750 feet and land the aircraft in a corn field about 2-3nm past the runway with gear retracted. The occupants of the aircraft evacuated via slides.
All engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport
accident date: 15-08-2019
type: Airbus A321-211
registration: VQ-BOZ
accident date: 15-08-2019
type: Airbus A321-211
registration: VQ-BOZ
accident date: 15-08-2019
type: Airbus A321-211
registration: VQ-BOZ
accident date: 15-08-2019
type: Airbus A321-211
registration: VQ-BOZ
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 15 August 2019 |
| Time: | 06:15 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-211 |
| Operator: | Ural Airlines |
| Registration: | VQ-BOZ |
| MSN: | 2117 |
| First flight: | 2003-12-16 (15 years 8 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 48980 |
| Cycles: | 20132 |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-5B3/P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 226 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 233 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 5 km SE of Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA/UUBW), Russia |
| Simferopol Airport (SIP/URFF), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | U6178 |
Ural Airlines Flight 178, an Airbus A321-211, registration VQ-BOZ, was substantially damaged when it force landed to a cornfield shortly after takeoff due to a dual bird strike and engine failure. Ten passengers were injured.
The aircraft with 226 passengers and 7 crew, was in the initial climb through 750 feet out of Zkukovsky's runway 12 when the aircraft flew through a flock of seagulls and ingested birds into both engines (CFM56). Both engines lost power forcing the crew to stop the climb at 750 feet and land the aircraft in a corn field about 2-3nm past the runway with gear retracted. The occupants of the aircraft evacuated via slides.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Bird strikeAll engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Federal Air Transport Agency RussiaPhotos
accident date: 15-08-2019
type: Airbus A321-211
registration: VQ-BOZ
accident date: 15-08-2019
type: Airbus A321-211
registration: VQ-BOZ
accident date: 15-08-2019
type: Airbus A321-211
registration: VQ-BOZ
accident date: 15-08-2019
type: Airbus A321-211
registration: VQ-BOZ
Video, social media
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baza (@bazabazon) August 15, 2019
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Drone footage captures plane after its belly landing in field outside #Moscow, #Russia#UralAirlines #EmergencyLanding pic.twitter.com/wpZ66BxQ0q
Ruptly (@Ruptly) August 15, 2019
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 December 2003 | D-AVZB | Airbus | first flight |
| 31 March 2004 | TC-KTD | Cyprus Turkish Airlines (KTHY) | delivered |
| July 2010 | TC-ETR | Atlasjet | |
| 21 January 2011 | N117CG | Aviation Capital Group (ACG) | |
| 2 May 2011 | EI-ERU | Solaris Airlines | leased |
| 9 November 2011 | VQ-BOZ | Ural Airlines | leased |
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Zhukovsky International Airport to Simferopol Airport as the crow flies is 1195 km (747 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Zhukovsky International Airport to Simferopol Airport as the crow flies is 1195 km (747 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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