Certainly few pilots are likely to repeat Kudrinskys mistakes the price he paid was unimaginable, and it is this empathy for his fate which allows us to forgive the seemingly unforgivable. 12 16 . Little did the investigators know, however, that answers would come in shocking fashion as soon as they listened to the cockpit voice recording, at a facility in France some two weeks after the accident. Given time, Kudrinsky might have noticed the problem and told Eldar to either let go or turn the other way, but at that moment Yana started plying him with questions again, so he turned his attention to his daughter. The discovery of the intact body of a flight attendant wearing an oxygen mask led to early theories of an explosive decompression, but if anything had come off the plane before impact, finding it would have been difficult. Its automation was considered sophisticated when it first entered service in 1983, but by 1992 it no longer stood out from the crowd. He might also have been motivated by pride in the A310, unable to resist awing an impressionable audience with the Airbuss advanced technology. If, for example, only the lateral channel was disconnected, then not only would the autopilot remain engaged, but the selected lateral mode would continue to be displayed on the autopilot control panel, even though the autopilot actually no longer possessed any lateral control authority. At 13:39 UTC already after dark in Moscow flight 593 took off from Sheremetyevo Airport and climbed to its cruising altitude of 10,100 meters, approximately 33,300 feet. [17] No distress calls were made before the crash. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Mrz 1994 wurde diese Strecke von einem Airbus A310-304 mit dem Luftfahrzeugkennzeichen F-OGQS geflogen. On 23 March 1994, the aircraft operating the route, an Airbus A310-304 flown by Aeroflot, crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau mountain range in Kemerovo Oblast, killing all 63 passengers and 12 crew members on board. Meanwhile, Kudrinsky continued to shout at his son. Due to some turbulence which is unavoidable of course a few people got sick. The plane crashed in a flat attitude at high vertical speed, estimated at 70m/s (140kn; 160mph; 250km/h). Kudrinsky adjusted the autopilot heading to give her the impression that she was turning the plane, though she actually had no control of the aircraft. Although they diligently sought other explanations, all their tests and analysis pointed to only one possible sequence of events. By the time the rescuers secured the site, it was clear that none of the 75 passengers and crew had survived. One of the pilots of Aeroflot Flight 593 lets his children sit in the captain's chair of this passenger plane. The right bank increased from six to fifteen degrees, then started to go back to the left as the plane rolled out on its intended heading. Eldar had been sitting in the captains seat for three minutes before he became emboldened enough to ask, presumably gesturing at the control column, Can I turn this? Find best airfare deals and cheap plane tickets from Moscow to Seoul ! Oct 30, 2017 This man was 39 years old, and for those 39 years he had an exemplary flying career. This would have caused a change in the feedback forces on the control columns as the resistance put up by the autopilot abruptly vanished, but Eldar could not have been expected to notice, and Piskaryov probably thought the change in feedback was because of an input by Eldar. . The A310 division was marketed worldwide with emphasis on its friendly service, comfortable cabins, and experienced pilots, and after flights began in the second half of 1992, the reception was positive. Investigators took far more issue with Kudrinskys failure to mitigate the risk he was taking. He had a family, he was proud of them, and it was the final five minutes of those 39 years that went awry., _________________________________________________________________, Join the discussion of this article on Reddit, Support me on Patreon (Note: I do not earn money from views on Medium! Okay, watch the ground, where youre going to turn. Kudrinsky instructed. In 1992, Russian flag carrier Aeroflot opened itself to the world with a fleet of newly purchased Airbus A310s, its first Western aircraft and the centerpiece of its effort to position itself as a modern airline and Russia as a modern country. As the autopilot pitched up in the turn, the angle of attack that is, the angle of the airflow over the wings relative to the planes direction of travel began to increase rapidly. Aeroflot Flight 593 was a passenger flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, to Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong. Turn right! Piskaryov said, mixing up his directions. Stroj Airbus A310 se bhem nj ztil asi 20 kilometr vchodn od Medureensku v rusk Kemerovsk oblasti. 21K views, 269 likes, 10 loves, 19 comments, 36 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from JustA Regret: Air Crash Investigations - S03 E10 - Kid in the Cockpit (Aeroflot Flight 593) #AirCrashInvestigations. They were still falling rapidly, but the rate of descent was starting to decrease as they pulled out of the dive. Aeroflots choice of aircraft ultimately hinged on the reality of the airlines route structure. Aerodynamic principles would have caused the plane to regain level flight from that position all on its own, but amid the panic, he never returned his controls to the neutral position, and the upset resumed. In the event, the lateral channel disconnected when the roll force on the control columns reached 1113 kilograms, and did so with no warning whatsoever. To the right!. As Kudrinsky threw himself back into his seat, Piskaryov rolled hard to the left against the right yaw, and the plane stalled, spun around, and flipped violently upside down, hurtling into a spiral dive. Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 was an Ansett New Zealand scheduled passenger transport flight from Auckland Airport to Palmerston North. On the 23rd of March 1994, an Aeroflot A310 bound for Hong Kong suddenly plunged from the sky in the middle of the night, tearing a horrific scar across a snowbound forest in the depths of Siberia. It was operating on a regular route until it crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau mountain range in Kemerovo Oblast. On the evening of the 22nd of March, 1994, the crew of Aeroflot flight 593 to Hong Kong reported for duty at Moscows Sheremetyevo International Airport. Eldar scrambled out of the captains seat, but in the process he accidentally stepped on the right rudder pedal, sending the plane yawing sharply to the right. Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. And so at 00:43, he turned to his 12-year-old daughter and said, Come and sit here now, in my seat, would you like that?. Aeroflot went even farther, claiming that the reports of children in the cockpit were slanderous lies intended to harm the airlines reputation. In response to the autopilots inputs, the control column turned to the left beneath Yanas hands, giving her a simulation of what it might feel like to fly the plane. Alle inzittenden kwamen om. [1] This caused the flight computer to switch the plane's ailerons to manual control, while maintaining control over the other flight systems. . Both pilots started trying to ease the plane out of the dive. When he left his seat, he should have formally handed over control to First Officer Piskaryov and briefed the copilot on what he was going to do, so that he would be prepared to react. On 23 March 1994, the aircraft operating the route, an Airbus A310-304 flown by Aeroflot, crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau mountain range in Kemerovo Oblast, killing all 63 passengers and 12 crew members on board. Unfortunately, Piskaryovs inputs led to a second stall, which was then turned into a stall-spin due to an ill-timed right rudder input. Il 23 marzo 1994, l'Airbus A310 che effettuava il volo precipit nella Siberia sud-occidentale, nei pressi della citt di Medureensk, nell'Oblast' di Kemerovo. The Airbus A310 operating the flight had earlier arrived from London with several connecting passengers, but the second leg of the journey was lightly booked, with just 63 passengers on board, including numerous businessmen and several off-duty Aeroflot employees. Le fils du commandant avait apparemment inconsciemment dsactiv le contrle du pilote automatique A310 des ailerons de l'avion tout en tant assis aux commandes. This was simply the aircrafts projected trajectory, but, not realizing that the autopilot was no longer in control of their heading, the pilots failed to consider this possibility. Airbus had evidently not considered the possibility that pilots could inadvertently disengage one channel but not the other, or assumed that it would not be a big deal if they did an assumption which should have been proved wrong clear back in 1972, when Eastern Airlines flight 401 descended into the Florida Everglades after the pilots accidentally disengaged the vertical channel of the autopilot on their Lockheed L-1011 while attempting to fix a broken lightbulb. a complete stranger to the pilots, got a jumpseat ride on a 737 around two years ago. According to Russian aviation regulations, bringing guests into the cockpit of a passenger flight while en route was not, still is not, and never has been permitted. Although some accounts insinuate that Kudrinsky was trying to give her a convincing illusion of control, it appears his actions were merely demonstrative, as he explained what he was doing throughout the maneuver. At the same time, the autopilot's display screen went blank. In the end, the MAK could not deny the obvious. 593 . For a few minutes, Yana asked about various systems, and Kudrinsky faithfully answered. This was probably because they believed the autopilot was engaged, and did not think the autopilot could do anything dangerous to the flight path, reducing their sense of urgency. The insidious aspect of this feature on the A310 was that the disconnection of one channel but not the other would fail to trigger either the visual or aural autopilot disconnect warnings. Yesterday, Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC, or MAK in Russian) released their interim report on their investigation of the crash of flight Aeroflot SU1492 on May 5th, 2019. Aeroflot Flight 593 was a passenger flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, to Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong. Their speed was beginning to increase again, but they were spinning around and around like a top, descending rapidly with the nose pointed almost directly at the ground. Nobody was monitoring the instruments, except apparently Eldar, who was the first to observe that the plane was banking excessively. Katastrofa lotu Aerofot 593 23 marca 1994, samolot pasaerski Airbus A310 rosyjskiej pastwowej linii lotniczej Aerofot (nr lotu 593) z 75 osobami na pokadzie, rozbi si w okolicach Miedurieczenska na Syberii. The mass at take-off was 145 tonnes, c. of g. 26.7%. This couldnt have come from Piskaryov, whose feet couldnt reach the pedals, so the MAK theorized that Eldar stepped on the pedal as he was leaving the captains seat. . By switching from NAV mode to HDG/SEL mode, Kudrinsky temporarily switched off that pre-programmed track, allowing him to direct the autopilot to assume a particular magnetic heading. 5935931994323A310-304. [7][18], The aircraft crashed with its landing gear up, and all passengers had been prepared for an emergency, as they were strapped into their seats. Although the planes were purchased new from the factory, the A310 was hardly Airbuss latest model. Initially, the autopilot resisted, keeping the plane on course. [3] Families of Russian victims placed flowers on the crash site, while families of Chinese and Taiwanese victims scattered pieces of paper with messages written on them around the area. The increased g-forces on the pilots and crew made regaining control extremely difficult for them. Aeroflot Flight 593 was a passenger flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, to Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong. The A320s are also named A320ceo after the introduction of the A320neo. All 63 passengers and 12 crew members perished in the accident. Nevertheless, we are drawn to this story of a proud father showing off his plane to his eager children, because it is deeply relatable. Seconds later, however, Kudrinsky switched the autopilot to HDG/SEL mode and used the heading knob to enter a leftward heading, causing the autopilot to turn the plane to the left in line with Eldars inputs. Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. MOSCOW . By the time the cockpit voice recording begins at 17:26 UTC, Danilov had already returned to the cabin to sleep, turning over his seat to relief Captain Kudrinsky, who would remain on the flight deck all the way to Hong Kong.