118.9 million rubles damage to plane after Novosibirsk field landing

The damage to the plane after it landed in a field in Novosibirsk Region amounted to 118.9 million rubles (about $1.32 million at current rates). This was reported by TASS news agency, citing case materials.

The examination showed that the plane sustained damage to the right landing gear door, three fan blades of the right engine, six wheels, and four brakes. According to TASS, the pilot«s defense considers the examination results incorrect.

Recall that on January 20, the Omsk Regional Court upheld the decision of the Omsk Central District Court to return the case of pilot Sergei Belov, who landed the plane in a field in the Ubinsky District of Novosibirsk Region, to the prosecutor.

«The decision of the lower court, by which the criminal case <…> was returned to the prosecutor to remove obstacles to its consideration in court, shall remain unchanged, and the appellate submissions and complaints of the victims shall be left unsatisfied,» the court«s decision states.

Sergei Belov himself requested the transfer of the case to Omsk. In November, one of the plane«s passengers attended the court hearing. She is convinced that the pilot is not at fault.

As the airliner«s crew explained, one of the hydraulic systems failed during the flight. The pilot decided to fly to Novosibirsk, where the runway is wider than in Omsk, but was unable to reach it due to fuel shortage. They had to land in a field. Experts considered this move unjustified.

NGS has compiled everything known about the plane«s landing in a field in one story.