'Dozens dead' in Russian plane crash

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A passenger plane has crashed at an airport in the Russian city of Kazan, killing at least 44 people, reports say.

The Boeing 737 had taken off from Moscow, and was reportedly trying to land but exploded on impact.

Russian officials told local media there were no survivors.

Kazan is the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24980055

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More: http://rt.com/news/passenger-plane-crash-kazan-866/

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The ill-fated aircraft reported as B737-53A,VQ-BBN:

 

Photo Copyright-Akin Diler via Airliners.net

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SEATTLE, November 17, 2013 – Boeing extends its deepest condolences to the families of those who perished in the Aircompany Tatarstan Flight U9-363/2B-363 accident on landing in Kazan, Russia, in route from Moscow. A Boeing technical team will launch to provide technical assistance to the investigation at the request and under the direction of Russia’s investigating authority, the Interstate Aviation Committee.

In accordance with the international protocol governing aviation accident investigations, all inquiries about the investigation must be directed to the NTSB.

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Video of crash...

 

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/video-kazan-crash-captured-on-airport-cameras-393222/

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News surfaced saying that the aircraft flew almost vertical into the ground. This reminds me about the Silk Air incidence which crashes inverted and almost vertical into the Palembang river. Could this 737 experienced another rudder malfunction?

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Stall?

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Probably not. The B735 impacted the ground nose first and the flight data recorder indicated that the aircraft is in a dive.

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Crashed 737 pushed into dive during go-around



Initial flight-data recorder analysis indicates that the pilots of the
Tatarstan Boeing 737-500 which crashed at Kazan pushed the aircraft into
a steep dive after the jet pitched up during a go-around.



Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee states that the crew engaged
go-around thrust after assessing the aircraft’s position relative to the
runway. The autopilot was disconnected and the aircraft flown manually.



As the engines increased power the crew retracted the 737’s flaps
from the 30° position to 15°. But the thrust from the underwing engines
pitched the aircraft nose-up, and it climbed at a pitch of 25°.



This led the airspeed to bleed away from 150kt to 125kt, says the inquiry.



The pilots, after retracting the landing-gear, countered the climb and
the loss of airspeed by pushing the control column forward – pushing the
aircraft into a dive at a height of just 700m (2,300ft).



Investigators point out that the aircraft did not exceed its angle-of-attack limit, indicating that there was no stall.



During the “intense” dive the aircraft reached 75° pitch down, says the
inquiry, and it slammed into the ground at over 240kt just 45s after
initiating the missed approach.



Both CFM International CFM56 engines were functioning until the moment of impact, and there is no immediate indication of system failure.



While the flight-data recorder has generated detailed information the
cockpit-voice recording mechanism was found to be missing after its
container was opened. Investigators are conducting a search for the
device.



The inquiry has not established whether somatogravic illusion might have played a role in the night-time accident.



Somatogravic illusion occurs when the brain, in the absence of visual
references, misinterprets the sensations caused by rapid acceleration,
during a climb, as excessive pitch. This can cause pilots to react with
sharp nose-down input, enough to push the aircraft into a dive at low
altitude.

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Sounds like a suicidal maneuver. So the on-board computer just let the pilot push the plane to the ground?

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Sounds like a suicidal maneuver. So the on-board computer just let the pilot push the plane to the ground?

It is a Boeing, and a classic. Not an Airbus.

 

There could be many warnings of things going wrong, but the aircraft will not take control from the pilots. Ever.

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Sounds like a suicidal maneuver. So the on-board computer just let the pilot push the plane to the ground?

 

The airbus will let you do the same

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Kazan 737 crash crew received 'pull up' warnings

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/kazan-737-crash-crew-received-pull-up-warnings-393642/

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Latest news (yahoo.com) reported that the pilot of the Tatarstan airline that crashed received his commercial pilot license from training center that have eventually closed down due to dubious records. Shabby training centers and dubious records are a norm in the vast continent of Russia. The odds of an air passenger dies in internal Russia is much higher with 1: 1.2million passengers, as compared to world 's average of 1: 4.7million.

Food for thoughts, eh..?

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Russia: Crashed pilot may have had fake license

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-fears-that-some-pilots-have-fake-licenses/2013/12/06/41f92e7c-5e6d-11e3-8d24-31c016b976b2_story.html