S7 Airlines Flight 5220
| File:S7 Airlines, VQ-BGU, Airbus A321-271N (49566819291).jpg VQ-BGU, the aircraft involved in the incident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 December 2021 |
| Summary | Pitching down due to icing |
| Site | Magadan, Russia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A321neo |
| Operator | S7 Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | S75220 |
| ICAO flight No. | SBI5220 |
| Call sign | SIBERIAN 751 |
| Registration | VQ-BGU |
| Flight origin | Magadan Airport |
| Destination | Tolmachevo Airport |
| Occupants | 204 |
| Passengers | 199 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 204 |
S7 Airlines Flight 5220 was a regularly scheduled S7 Airlines passenger flight from Magadan to Novosibirsk. On 2 December 2021, an Airbus A321neo operating the flight, registration VQ-BGU was pitching down soon after takeoff, and was forced to make an emergency landing in Irkutsk. The incident happened due to icing. All 204 people on board survived.[1][2]
Aircraft and crew
The aircraft was Airbus A321neo, registered VQ-BGU, with serial number 8620[3]. It made its first flight on 17 December 2018, and was delivered to S7 Airlines on 24 December 2018. At the time of the incident, the aircraft had been in service for almost one year. It was fitted with two Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines.[4]
The captain of the S7 flight 5220 was M. Kulagin. The first officer was O. Balabanov.
Incident
When the S7 flight 5220 was taking off from Magadan, there were 204 people on board, 199 passengers and 5 crew. Soon after takeoff, the crew noticed that the ice wasn't fully removed. The pitot system malfunctioned, and the plane started lurching and losing altitude.[5] In 10 seconds the Airbus A321 lost around 8860 feet (2700 metres).[6][7]. The pilots were able to stabilise the plane over Yakutia and decided to make an emergency landing in Irkutsk.[8]
The crew was suspended from piloting until the end of the investigation.[9]
Investigation
Federal Air Transport Agency (FATA) investigated the incident involving S7 Flight 5220.
On 24 December 2021 the Final Investigation Report was published. The following reasons were given:
- The snow wasn't removed from the nose part of the fuselage
- The captain used the sidestick too actively, which led to a stall
- The following mistakes were made by the ground staff:
- Deicing was performed while it was snowing. The Aircraft Deicing Fluid had not enough time to take effect.
- Only 99 litres of Deicing Fluid were used, while it is recommended to use 230 litres for an Airbus A321neo
- The Deicing Fluid was not viscous enough. Lack of viscosity increases the chance of icing
See also
References
- ↑ "Обледеневший самолет. Почему Airbus с пассажирами чуть не разбился в Магадане?". BBC News Русская служба. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ↑ Will Stewart, The Sun (2021-12-03). "Hero pilots keep 'out of control' plane from crashing for 5 hours, saving 200 passengers". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ Harro Ranter. "Serious incident Airbus A321-271N VQ-BGU, 02 Dec 2021". aviation-safety.net. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "VQ-BGU S7 - Siberia Airlines Airbus A321neo". www.planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "СК возбудил дело после вынужденной посадки самолета S7 в Иркутске". РИА Новости (in русский). 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ Наталия Быкадорова (2021-12-04). "Был только миг: как пилоты обледеневшего A321 спасли 200 жизней". Известия (in русский). Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ ""Еще мгновение – и упадем": пассажиры о полете на обледеневшем лайнере". РЕН ТВ (in русский). 2021-12-04. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ "Экипаж обледеневшего самолета S7 отстранили от работы, идет проверка". Газета.Ru (in русский). Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ "Уголовное дело возбудили по факту вынужденной посадки самолета S7 в Иркутске". ТАСС. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
External links
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