Airbus A321 crash, Aug 15, 2019, Moscow-Zhukovsky
Airbus A321 accident on August 15, 2019 near Moscow-Zhukovsky, Moscow oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Bird strike on both engines just after...
- Date: August 15, 2019
- Aircraft: Airbus A321
- Location: Moscow-Zhukovsky, Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Bird strike on both engines just after liftoff, followed by crew failure to apply engine failure procedures (landing gear left down, thrust mismanaged, excessive pitch, airspeed not monitored), with crew psychological stress and deficient airport bird control as contributing factors
An Airbus A321 operating Ural Airlines flight 178 from Moscow Zhukovsky to Simferopol struck a flock of large gulls just after liftoff, and both engines lost thrust. The crew belly landed in a cornfield beyond the runway and all 233 occupants survived, with 28 injured. The Interstate Aviation Committee found that the crew did not follow engine failure procedures, and cited poor bird control around the airport.