Pilots return plane after altimeter failure
A passenger flight operated by Krasavia on an ATR-72 from Krasnoyarsk to Tura had to return to Krasnoyarsk airport after a radio altimeter malfunctioned 25 minutes into the flight, with 65 passengers on board, including 13 children and one infant.
Consensus
- A passenger flight operated by Krasavia using an ATR-72 aircraft was returning to Krasnoyarsk airport.
- The flight was traveling from Krasnoyarsk to Turu.
- The incident occurred 25 minutes after takeoff.
- The radio altimeter malfunctioned, preventing accurate measurement of the aircraft's height above ground.
- The crew decided to return to the departure airport due to the equipment failure.
- There were 65 passengers on board, including 12 children and one infant.
- The aircraft was 16 years old.
Points of divergence
- On August 19, a separate incident occurred at Ust-Kamenogorsk Airport where a seagull struck the left engine of a different aircraft carrying 79 passengers, causing four fan blades to deform. This event is unrelated to the Krasnoyarsk-Tura flight. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Pilots lost altitude of the aircraft during a flight to Krasnoyarsk Krai — РИАМО
- Shot: Pilots lost altitude of plane with 65 passengers in Krasnoyarsk Krai — Вечерняя Москва