The pilots of the Utair airline, who flew the plane from Vnukovo to Baku, forgot to turn on the autopilot. As a result, the ship began to fall critically, writes the Telegram channel. Basis.
The incident occurred on February 16 this year, but the incident became known only four days later. According to the source, the Boeing 737 suddenly lost altitude in the sky over Skolkovo: in 40 seconds, the plane “descended” from 1.5 km to 800 m.
Because it was cloudy on the day of the flight, the pilots did not immediately notice the critical drop. The crew began to rectify the situation when the dispatchers contacted them.
After Rosaviatsia became aware of the incident, an investigation was launched. It was found that the ship remained uncontrolled for 73 seconds: during this time, the aircraft began a sharp descent three times.
It was learned that the pilot was previously in South Africa. Had to make an emergency landing after crawling a cobra under his shirt at an altitude of three kilometers.