The captain said the Superjet didn't respond to his attempts to control the aircraft manually after the lightning strike.Įvdokimov faces up to seven years in jail if convicted. According to a statement by the Investigative Committee of the Russia, the Chief Directorate of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has completed a criminal investigation against the captain of the Aeroflot Superjet 100, Denis Evdokimov. Safety concerns had previously been raised about the Superjet, which has only been landed manually by pilots four times according to the defence lawyer. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information. The captain's lawyer says Evdokimov, who is an experienced pilot, is being made a scapegoat to protect the reputation of the Russian made Superjet aircraft. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. Photo: Getty Images Red Wings Superjet slides off. A Red Wings SSJ-100 ended up off the runway earlier today. No injuries were reported to passengers or crew.
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The regional jet was landing in Norilsk from Chelyabinsk earlier today, when it veered left off the runway and came to a stop in snow. "Investigators and experts studied the data of the flight recorders of the crashed aircraft, according to which during the flight the aircraft adequately responded to the pilot's control actions," the committee said a statement. A Sukhoi Superjet 100 operated by Russian leisure airline Red Wings has suffered a runway excursion. The Russian Investigative Committee has charged Captain Denis Evdokimov with violating safety rules and the negligent control of an airplane, leading to mass deaths, harm to health and major damage.Įvdokimov is fighting the charges, saying both lightning and the aircraft itself are to blame for the accident.