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Debris field on the crash site
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Again, disaster strikes
Russian Aviation. A6-FDN, a FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 crashed near Rostov-on-Don
International Airport after aborted to land on today, 19 March 2016. FlyDubai
flight 981 was flying from Dubai International Airport to Rostov-on-Don International
Airport. There were 55 passengers and 7 crews on board. There were no
survivors.
Here is a quote from
Wikipedia; "wind speed in the vicinity ranged from 14–22 m/s (27–43 kts;
31–49 mph). Just before the crash, ATC reported to Flight 981 that wind
direction was 230 degrees, wind speed 12 m/s (23 kts; 27 mph) with gusts to 18
m/s (35 kn; 40 mph), and visibility was 3,500 m (11,500 ft). According to ATC
communications published online, before the aircraft was established on the
localizer, the instrument which indicates the centerline of the runway when
pilots are landing using instruments rather than visually, pilots reported to
ATC that in case they will need to make another go-around, they will climb to
flight level 80—approximately 8,000 feet (2400 m). They then reported that they
were established on the localizer and continued their descent. At 5.5
kilometers (3.4 mi) before the runway threshold, when the aircraft was at 1500
feet, it started climbing again. After reaching the altitude of 4,050 ft (1,230
m), it began a rapid descent with a vertical speed reaching more than 21,000
ft/min and crashed close to the runway less than a minute later, at 03:42 local
time. ATC records appeared to show that the aircraft was going to moments
before it crashed. The pilots reported their intention to abort the landing
with "Going around, SkyDubai 981". ATC advised Flight 981 to switch
to another air traffic controller ("SkyDubai 981, contact Rostov Radar on
121.2"). Flight 981 acknowledged this with "121.2, bye-bye",
which was their final transmission."
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A6-FDN lifted off from Dubai International
Airport
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According to Wikipedia,
the aircraft, A6-FDN was five years old, first to fly on 21 December 2010 and
delivered to FlyDubai on 24 January 2011. Rest in peace for all those who
perished on FlyDubai flight 981.
