MOSCOW, December 16. The plane carrying out a medical flight skidded off the runway when landing at Ossora airport in the Kamchatka Territory, according to the Telegram channel of the Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office.
“The Yak-40 aircraft (operated by Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise JSC), performing an ambulance flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, rolled off the runway while landing at Ossora airport,” the publication says.
On There were four crew members and two doctors on board. No one was injured and the plane was not damaged, the department added.
After that, the Yak-40 delivered a resident of Ossora to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, after whom the flight took off to the village.
The prosecutor's office added that they are conducting an inspection, based on the results of which they will evaluate the crew's compliance with regulatory requirements during the landing approach, as well as the actions of the airfield operator in maintaining the runway.
The Kamchatka aviation enterprise reported on the social network VKontakte that the competent actions of the aircraft crew helped prevent the tragedy.
«At Ossora airport, after the landing of the Yak-40 aircraft, an unpredictable powerful side gust of wind (wind shear) occurred while running along the runway. , as a result of which the aircraft rolled onto the side safety strip. The plane was performing an ambulance flight jointly with the Kamchatka Territorial Center for Disaster Medicine,» the company explained.
After the front landing gear was cleared of snow, the plane taxied to its parking spot on its own. Ossora Airport apron.
Wind shear is a very sudden change in wind speed and/or direction. This meteorological phenomenon, dangerous for aviation, can occur both during takeoff and landing for reasons beyond the control of the flight crew.