FlyDubai B738 Crashes on approach to Rostov-on-Don

[Nuno Pinto 1,395]

Wow :(

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/18/europe/russia-plane-crash/index.html

[PilotPete99 915]

Wow...that's awful news.

[Tatave 57]

Very sad   RIP to all. 

[MikeT707 1,181]

Thoughts and prayers for all those affected. 

[okupton 308]

Terrible news. i don't know the stats, and maybe it's just because of increased media coverage, but the past few years have been awful in aviation.

[Morrigan 90]

Terrible news. Condolences to all affected. 

 

 

 

i don't know the stats, and maybe it's just because of increased media coverage, but the past few years have been awful in aviation.

 

Looking at statistics, the couple of last years were the safest in the history actually.

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More stats: http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2014/07/travel/aviation-data/

[fnav77 56]

Very sad news indeed! I hope an open, transparent and unbiased enquiry will take place.

 

Condolences to those involved.

[Nuno Pinto 1,395]

Apparently they were holding for about 2 hours before attempting to land. Some things i just don't understand.

This one might be shocking for some people... A TV camera actually captured the moment it hit the ground...

 

[vc10man 732]

Friend of mine works for that airline in Dubai, on the ground. Just received a text. Distraught.

 

R.I.P. to all.

[777 340]

Harrowing... R.I.P to all souls on board.

[rlgoodson 5]

Not a controlled attempt at a landing.  Icing?  They had been holding for a long time.  And if they were based in Dubai.  Guess we will see.

[michal 44]

Looks awfully similar to Tartastan's 737 crash in Kazan, Russia in November 2013. Very similar marginal-night conditions, very similar video of airplane hitting ground nose first at steep angle. And we know what happened then - botched go-around procedure.

[Sticky 267]

Looks awfully similar to Tartastan's 737 crash in Kazan, Russia in November 2013. Very similar marginal-night conditions, very similar video of airplane hitting ground nose first at steep angle. And we know what happened then - botched go-around procedure.

Exactly my thoughts.  So sad to see.  Only thing left to hope for is a learning experience as to prevent another incident.  RIP.

[tf51d 284]

From reports over on Flghtaware, it apparently was circling the field for about 2 hours, other aircraft had diverted, due to the weather. When it finally did descend it came down at about 6000fpm from FL210. It attempted to land, but had to go around, which at some point it lost altitude and came down at about 21000fpm, according to radar.

[Alpha Floor 237]

 

The flight profile.

 

Now, those "up & downs" on the speed at FL160 or so must be the effect of the wind during the hold right? If you count there's about 10 cycles, times 4 minutes, that's 40 minutes which approximately corresponds to what you see there.