re: Birds Strike Back: Russian Airbus A321 makes belly landing in Corn Field

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The most surprising thing to me about this incident is learning there are cornfields that close to Moscow.

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It was flying out of Zhukovsky airport which is south east of the city a good ways.

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decent glider,

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777Tiger, wasn't that an Airbus that ran out of fuel over no where Canada and deadsticked to a rural town airport that just kind of appeared? Mid 90's maybe. Longer it stays in the air the more options you have.

Russian FA >>> American FA

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wasn't that an Airbus that ran out of fuel over no where Canada and deadsticked to a rural town airport that just kind of appeared? Mid 90's maybe. Longer it stays in the air the more options you have.

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I don't remember that one but remember Air Transat 236 that ran out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean;

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At 05:45 UTC, the pilots decided to divert to Lajes Air Base in the Azores. They declared a fuel emergency with Santa Maria Oceanic air traffic control three minutes later.

At 06:13 UTC, while still 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) from Lajes and at 39,000 feet (12,000 m), engine #2 flamed out due to fuel starvation.[4] Captain Piché then initiated a descent to 33,000 feet (10,000 m), which was the proper single-engine altitude for the weight of the plane at that time. Ten minutes later, the crew sent a Mayday to Santa Maria Oceanic air traffic control.

Three minutes later, at 06:26 UTC and approximately 65 nautical miles (120 km; 75 mi) from Lajes Air Base, engine #1 also flamed out, requiring the plane to glide the remaining distance.[4](p8) Without engine power, the plane lost its primary source of electrical power. The emergency ram air turbine deployed automatically to provide essential power for critical sensors and instruments to fly the aircraft. However, the aircraft lost its main hydraulic power, which operates the flaps, alternate brakes, and spoilers. The slats would still be powered, however, when the flaps #1 position was selected. Five minutes later, at 6:31 UTC, the oxygen masks dropped down in the passenger cabin.[4](p9)

Military air traffic controllers guided the aircraft to the airport with their radar system. The descent rate of the plane was about 2,000 feet (600 metres) per minute. They calculated they had about 15 to 20 minutes left before they would be forced to ditch in the ocean. The air base was sighted a few minutes later. Captain Piché had to execute one 360-degree turn, and then a series of "S" turns, to dissipate excess altitude.

At 06:45 UTC, the plane touched down hard, approximately 1,030 feet (310 m) past the threshold of Runway 33, at a speed of approximately 200 knots (370 km/h; 230 mph), bounced once and then touched down again, approximately 2,800 feet (850 m) from the threshold. Maximum emergency braking was applied and retained, and the plane came to a stop 7,600 feet (2,300 m) from the threshold of the 10,000-foot (3,000 m) runway. Since the anti-skid and brake modulation systems were inoperative, the eight main wheels locked up; the tires abraded and fully deflated within 450 feet (140 m).[4](p11) Fourteen passengers and two crew members suffered minor injuries, while two passengers suffered serious injuries during the evacuation of the aircraft. The plane suffered structural damage to the main landing gear and the lower fuselage.

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Nah, it was a 767, dumbass canucks ran out of gas because they were didn’t convert liters to pounds, pretty stupid, landed on an old drag strip

Hell to the nah baw! Was out doing some training and jumped in an airbus sim with a friend who is an airbus check airman.

But Ukranian corn is weak...
(Said in my best Kramer voice)

Seriously though question for 777....does the APU put out enough juice to allow deployment of the langing gear on these type of jets?

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777Tiger

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So do you fly the 321 or the 777?

I can see.. I can see.. im going blind...im going bliiinnnndd

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Part of the certification process is for the gear to deploy via gravity. At only 750, there is no way the pilots had time to activate the APU.

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What interested me is that in the story up there about the plane that ran out of go juice over the ocean is that the APU deployed, but they still had no hydraulics.

1) As long as the system is still sealed, I'm assuming you can still monkeyfrick the controls and move the control surfaces without hydraulic assist, but it's hard as hell. You know, just like steering your car when the engine dies.
2) How much power do the hydraulic pumps require if the APU can't power them?