A light military transport aircraft carrying 10 paratroopers and 3 crew members made an emergency landing in the Pskov region outside the airfield. According to the RF Ministry of Defense, there were no casualties in the incident.
At the Kresty airfield near Pskov, scheduled training flights of military transport aviation were carried out with airborne personnel. One plane lost its engine thrust after takeoff at an altitude of more than a hundred meters. He stopped gaining altitude and began to lose speed.
The plane landed on an unprepared site, the commander correctly assessed the situation, reported on the emergency and readiness to make an emergency landing, the military department said in a statement. For his courage, he will be presented by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces to the award.
Thanks to the professional actions of the pilot, no one was injured on board, the aircraft was not damaged, and immediately after the inspection and maintenance it will continue to be used for its intended purpose.
Source: Rosbalt
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