Ural A320 Bird Strike Accident

[J.O.]

I searched but could not find a prior thread on this topic. The moderators are welcome to move this post over to it if one exists.

This rather lengthy article is a review of a Russian MAK investigation into a Ural Airlines A321 that crash landed in a corn field after encountering birds during the takeoff. It's interesting reading. As in all accidents, there are multiple contributing factors, any of which if removed, would have prevented the outcome. The airport had a similar problem to LGA, with birds attracted to the area by garbage dump facilities nearby. The crew were fortunate to be flying an Airbus FBW product, because if they'd flown a B737 the same way, the outcome would likely have been much worse.

Russia’s Potemkin Miracle: The story of Ural Airlines flight 178 | by Admiral Cloudberg | Jul, 2023 | Medium