Russian Jet Averts Tragedy With Cornfield Crash Near Moscow
- No one killed in emergency landing after apparent bird strike
- All 231 people on board survived crash, at least 10 hurt
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A Russian airline pilot averted disaster Thursday, safely landing an Airbus A321 jet with over 230 passengers and crew on board in a cornfield near Moscow after it struck a flock of seagulls and lost power in both engines.
The Crimea-bound Ural Airlines plane was forced to touch down without landing gear deployed after seagulls damaged its engines shortly after takeoff from Zhukovsky Airport, the civil aviation watchdog said in a statement.