Russian passenger plane lands on frozen river by mistake

Reuters

Published 5:45 AM EST, Fri December 29, 2023

No one was hurt in the incident in which an Antonov-24 passenger plane landed on the Kolyma river.

A Soviet-era Antonov-24 aircraft carrying 30 passengers landed on a frozen river near an airport in Russia’s far east on Thursday because of pilot error, transport prosecutors said.

The Polar Airlines An-24 landed safely on the Kolyma river near Zyryanka in the Yakutia region, the prosecutors said.

“According to preliminary information, the cause of the aviation incident was an error by the crew in piloting the aircraft,” a spokesperson for the Eastern Siberian transport prosecutor said in a statement.

Prosecutors published pictures of the aircraft on a frozen river. The Izvestia newspaper published pictures of passengers disembarking.

“The An-24 aircraft landed outside of the runway of the Zyryanka airport,” Polar Airlines said in a short statement.

“There were no casualties,” it said.

Russian passenger plane lands on frozen river by mistake

A Soviet-era Antonov-24 aircraft carrying 30 passengers landed on a frozen river near an airport in Russia’s far east on Thursday because of pilot error, transport prosecutors said.

运输检察官称，周四一架载有30名乘客的苏联时代Antonov-24飞机由于飞行员失误，降落到了俄罗斯远东地区一机场附近的冰冻河流上面。

The Polar Airlines An-24 landed safely on the Kolyma river near Zyryanka in the Yakutia region, the prosecutors said.

检察官表示，这架极地航空公司的An-24飞机安全降落在了Yakutia地区Zyryanka附近的Kolyma河上面。

“According to preliminary information, the cause of the aviation incident was an error by the crew in piloting the aircraft,” a spokesperson for the Eastern Siberian transport prosecutor said in a statement.

“根据初步的信息，这起飞行事故的原因是机组人员驾驶飞机时候的失误”，东西伯利亚运输检察官的一名发言人在一份声明中说道。

Prosecutors published pictures of the aircraft on a frozen river. The Izvestia newspaper published pictures of passengers disembarking.

检察官公布了飞机在冰冻河面上的一些照片。《消息报》发布了乘客下飞机的一些照片。

“The An-24 aircraft landed outside of the runway of the Zyryanka airport,” Polar Airlines said in a short statement.

“这架An-24飞机降落在了Zyryanka机场的跑道外面”，极地航空公司在一份简短的声明中表示。

“There were no casualties,” it said.

声明中称：“没有人员伤亡”。