On 12 September, a Ural Airlines Airbus A320 (registered RA-73805) operated domestic flight U61383 from Sochi to Omsk, Russia. During the flight, the pilots reported a hydraulic system failure. The pilots intended to divert to Novosibirsk but – because they ran out of fuel due to head wind and drag – they made an emergency landing in a wheat field near the village of Kamenki.
Communications between Ural Airlines pilots and air traffic control indicate that the pilots said that the aircraft ran out of fuel while diverting to an alternative airport.
The aircraft carried 170 passengers and – after the emergency evacuation was carried out – have been reported safe and sound.
The thorough investigation into the accident has yet to be determined, but Russian operated aircraft are known to be in badly maintained shape since the EU and Western sanctions after the invasion of Russia into Ukraine.
A Ural Airlines plane flying from Sochi to Omsk with 170 passengers urgently landed in a field near a village near Novosibirsk
— Victor vicktop55 (@vicktop55) September 12, 2023
The aircraft sounded an alarm due to a hydraulic system failure. The airliner planned to land at Novosibirsk airport, but soon disappeared from radar.… pic.twitter.com/BY9hGedHci
A Ural Airlines plane flying from #Sochi to #Omsk made an emergency landing in a field near #Novosibirsk.
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 12, 2023
The reason for this was a failure of the hydraulic system, Russian media reported. There were 170 people on board the liner, including 23 children. pic.twitter.com/00vuk13DvD
I feel like if I’d just landed an Airbus in a field because we’d ran out of fuel, I probably wouldn’t then pose for a photo.
— Josh (@ThatSillyGinge) September 12, 2023
And at the very least I’d put my tie back on. https://t.co/y4Ns0fYzmz
Four years ago, a company Airbus A321 landed in a corn field after losing two engines due to a bird strike.
Ural Airlines Airbus A321 loses power in both engines after bird strike and crash lands in nearby corn field
