A UTAir flight, travelling from Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW) to Adler/Sochi Airport (AER/URSS) with 166 pax and 6 crew suffered a runway excursion accident after landing at Adler/Sochi Airport, Russia. The 737 departed Moscow's Vnukovo Airport at 00:32 (local time) on a domestic flight to Sochi.
Weather at Sochi was poor due to the presence of a thunderstorm in the area. The aircraft descended for an approach to runway 06. At 02:25 flight 579 did not turn onto runway heading but instead climbed to 7000 feet and repositioned for a new approach to runway 06.
This approach was aborted close to the runway threshold, at 02:45 hours local time and a go around was executed. The aircraft circled for another approach and touched down at 02:57. It was unable to stop on the remaining runway and overran. The aircraft crashed through a fence and came to rest on a dry and rocky surface in a river bed.
Eighteen passengers were injured and taken to local hospitals for check ups.
The aircraft sustained serious damage and was therefore written off.
In June, a UTAir plane carrying Peruvian soccer fans from the World Cup city of Ekaterinburg to Tyumen in Siberia had to land due to an engine failure that caused the cabin to fill with smoke.
Aircraft Information
Airline: UTAir
Code: UT/UTA
Flight Number: UT579
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-8AS
Registration: VQ-BJI
Serial Number: 29937
Engines: CFMI CFM56-7B26
First Flew: 30/10/2002
Age: 15 Yrs 10 Mts
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