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Today an Ural Airlines Airbus A321 (VQ-BOZ) operated flight U6178 between
Moscow Zhukovsky Airport and Simferopol International Airport, Ukraine. During
take-off, the aircraft suffered a bird strike on both engines forcing the
pilots to crash land in a corn field just behind the runway.
 
The aircraft carried 226 passengers and 7 crew members, emergency slides were
used to evacuate the aircraft. Sources say that between 10 and 15 passengers
or crew members with minor injuries have been reported.
 
The airline confirmed the accident stating that a large flock of birds hit the
aircraft's engines and that the aircraft made an emergency landing.
 
The crew members of the Ural Airlines flight and route from Moscow to
Simferopol that crash-landed in the Moscow region shortly after takeoff from
Zhukovsky International Airport have been suspended until a probe is over, the
air carrier's spokesperson told TASS on Thursday. "The crew members have been
suspended until a probe is over. This is normal practice", the spokesperson
said.
 
On videos from passengers that were filming during take-off, it clearly shows
that seagulls hit the Airbus and that the aircraft didn't have enough power to
gain height.

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