Boeing 737-500 crash, Feb 9, 2020, Usinsk
Boeing 737-500 accident on February 9, 2020 near Usinsk, Republic of Komi, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Collision with a snow bank short of the...
- Date: February 9, 2020
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-500
- Location: Usinsk, Republic of Komi, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with a snow bank short of the threshold, linked to conflicting rules on cold temperature altimeter correction and failure to clear snow banks at the aerodrome
A UTair Boeing 737 500 on a scheduled flight from Moscow to Usinsk hit a 1.1 metre snow bank 32 metres short of the runway 13 threshold. Both main landing gears were torn off and the airplane slid on its belly. All 100 occupants were unhurt and the MAK cited unclear cold temperature altimeter correction rules and the aerodrome operator's failure to clear snow banks.