On the 12th of September 2023, a Ural Airlines flight travelling from Adler/Sochi Airport (AER/URSS) to Omsk Airport (OMS/UNOO) was forced to land in the field just outside Novosibirsk, in southern Siberia while diverting to Novosibirsk Airport (OVB/UNNT).
While on approach to the destination airport, Omsk, the flight suffered a loss of the Green hydraulic system. The flight crew decided to divert to their alternate, Novosibirsk, because of the longer runway at Novosibirsk. The crew reported that they would not have any nosewheel steering on landing.
The undercarriage was retracted, but the crew did not realise that the gear could not be retracted due to the loss of the Green hydraulic system. En route to Novosibirsk, the flight began to run out of fuel. An emergency was declared, and the aircraft began a descent, which ended in an emergency landing in a field. According to news reports, the Airbus A320 is to be dismantled in the field where it stopped.
A Russian aviation Telegram channel, said that after a thorough evaluation has been completed, the decision has been made to dismantle the plane for parts and not attempt to fly the Airbus A320 out of the field as was previously proposed.
It has been revealed that Ural Airlines has paid the farmer a year’s rent for wheat field holding the stranded Airbus until spring 2024. The Ural Airlines plane remains in the field just outside Novosibirsk, in southern Siberia, protected by 24-hour private security in a fenced off area.
Aircraft Information:
Airline: Ural Airlines
Code: U6/SVR
Aircraft: Airbus A320-214
Registration: RA-73805
Serial Number: 2166
Engines: 2 x CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
First Flew: 4th February 2004Age: 19 Years
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