They Needed A Runway In The Middle Of Nowhere | The Miraculous Landing Of Alrosa Flight 514
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This is the story of Alrosa flight 514. Planes are immensely complex. It literally takes tens of thousands of parts to get a plane into the air. Sometimes a single part failing can bring down a plane. On the 7th of september 2010, An Alrosa TU-154 was flying from Polyarny Airport to Domodedovo International Airport. The TU-154 was a rugged plane. Designed in the soviet union the plane took to the sky 51 years ago, The TU154 was designed to handle the rough operating conditions of the soviet union and in my personal opinion is one fine looking airplane. The soviets really did know how to design beautiful airplanes.
On today's flight there were 81 people on board including 9 crew members.The plane took off with no issues and was cruising normally. Almost 4 hours into the flight and at an altitude of about 34000 feet.the crew began to face some electrical issues they were not getting enough electrical power to their systems. Sensing that there was an issue, pilots Captain Yevgeny Novoselov and First Officer Andrei Lamanov began troubleshooting the issue. They probably talked among themselves about the severity of the issue at hand. They had to evaluate their situation and if it was bad they'd have to divert as soon as possible to the nearest airport.
But in the early morning hours that decision was made for them. Alrosa Flight 514 lost all electrical power. They lost everything from their instruments to their navigational aides. Flight 514 was now essentially flying blind. They had engine power though. The TU154 features 2 fuel tanks in the center and 4 wing tanks. Allowing it to carry about 40 tons of fuel allowing it to fly 3500 NM. Electric pumps move fuel from the main tanks into secondary tanks from which the engines are fed. This secondary tank can hold about 3300 kilos or 7200 pounds of fuel. With the electrical systems being dead, the electric fuel pumps no longer worked meaning that once their secondary tank of fuel ran dry they'd lose all their engines, The fuel in the secondary tank would allow them to be airborne for about 20-40 minutes. They had to find some place to land. They were too far away from any airport that could accommodate their moderately sized TU-154. The plane needed about 2000 meters or about 6500 feet to stop. But there was no airport that could handle their stricken plane. They poured over charts, there was no airport period.
To make matters worse the crew find that they don't have flaps or slats. Flaps are used to increase a wings surface area as the plane slows down. Flaps and slats are used during landings when the plane is slow and needs some extra lift. Without the flaps the crew knew that they'd be coming in hot when they did try to land the plane.
At the altitude they were at they couldn't do much. They had lost all navigational instruments they needed to fly visually. But it was an overcast day and the cloud base was at 1300 feet. They had to descend, break through the clouds and then find someplace to land visually. With them being so low on fuel if their engines flamed out when they were so low, they wouldn't be able to glide for long. 
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Heres the Takeoff video: ruclips.net/video/9-fgoH3TBzw/видео.html
And some cool pictures: www.airlinereporter.com/2011/11/the-lucky-tupolev-tu-154-alrosa-flight-514-crash-and-recovery/
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I agree, the Tu154 was a beautiful airplane and a very reliable one, pretty advanced one for its time. Most of its incidents and accidents are related to the "eastern" morale of operation.
Sergey Sotnikov (the man who kept the runway clean) was the final piece of the puzzle that turned a potentially fatal disaster into a happy ending. God bless that guy........
Yeah mate. The work he began 7 years ago helped save all their lives. Truly a hero
This is one of my favorite stories. One honorable man, on the ground, a nobody, saved all of those lives. Those people are alive because of the pride of one Everyman.
You lost me at “one fine looking airplane” of all the Russian designs this was one of the sleeker but with a WW2 looking greenhouse cockpit, dated wing blister fairings and all manner of probe like extensions it’s not exactly “beautiful”... I guess beauty is somewhat in the eye of the beholder. I’m more for the artistic and flowing lines and proportions of European and American machines. Some of the latest Russian fighter and cargo transport designs are amazing but in general their stubborn insistence on outdated designs and exaggerated
And let's not forget that EVERYONE involved with this incident was shot through with luck.
@@wingnutzster Whether they were works of art is something for artists to decide, but USSR/Russia built very sturdy airplanes.
I flew a "goodwill" trip to Moscow with the USMC, the RAF and the USAF. It was in the middle of the winter and there were very few (essentially none) hangars. There were one or two for the most serious repair work but everything stood out in winters fury for the entire winter. That's where the majority of maintenance was performed and not much was done. It was not needed. The pilots I met bitched about a lot of things but I never heard a complaint about a lack of engine and airframe strength.
A landing where everyone walks away is good. When you can use the plane again afterwards, that's a great landing.
Or otherwise stated, "any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Any landing you can taxi away from is an excellent one." A bit of a low bar but when it comes to survival, it's true!
it's gotta be a bit better if you want to keep your job
@@DrWhom Ya kiddin' me, these guys barely had the plane re-usable but they got awards!
The guy that cleaned the runway all that time is the real hero. God bless that man!
The outstanding story of the gentleman who maintained that runway entirely on his own spare time (it was decommissioned and left to rot) has such a wonderful happy ending. His stoic thankless service saved the lives of hundreds
Fun fact: the plane was flying from the city called Udachny, which means "lucky" in Russia.
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I've heard this great story before, but imagine that, coming down blind, looking for anywhere to land, and seeing a runway, that isn't marked on any flight charts, is just incredible. When you consider the size of Russia, it's even more amazing. Ok, the runway was too short, even for a fully functioning aircraft, but it was better than no runway at all, and is a testament to the pilots skill, that he managed to, not only get it down with any injuries, but the aircraft was later able to fly out again after a few repairs.
A glass of water as an artificial horizon? That was pretty clever.
Actually more common then you think. lots of pilots during wars would use containers of water when no visual references and instruments a problem. we only hear of the times that worked. no flight recorders in those days
@@richardross3815 yeah? Had never heard of that. Very cool.
It's risky to use, because if you are making a coordinated turn, or even inverted in a barrel roll, the water will always be level in the glass from the pilots' perspective. It doesn't necessarily indicate the true horizon. You need a gyro to be sure.
Russian ingenuity
@@thebigmacd I get that... But In the absence of something more reliable, this is good enough I guess.
These pilots were incredible. Just incredible. To put that plane down safely under the circumstances they were dealing with was just amazing. Yes they were very effective in their actions. Lives were saved. A very amazing task that they performed. The runway was too short and no flaps !! These pilots were true heroes. Amazing story. I send my admiration my love and gratitude that this turned out well !!! Great job i say to these pilots !!
And the guy who kept the runway clear!
Sergei is my new spirit animal. What a wonderful man; this is the definition of selfless service to others, and he never knew how his dedication would pay off.
he's a person though.....
When you do a good deed often the reward is a blessing not always money. I'm certain that the grounds man felt proud and elated when his efforts were not in vain. Spared many lives so inconspicuosly. What's the chances of this?
On behalf of my deaf sister, thank you for the closed captions. They make her feel like she can be included in the ability to watch a video and know what's going on. It can be very frustrating for a deaf person to not be able to watch video's because they can't hear them and they don't have closed captions. Thank you for being so considerate to the deaf community!
This is probably the most miraculous landing I’ve ever seen! A conglomerate of circumstances binded together to make this happen! Wow!
Having the clearity of mind to use a glas of water as an artificial horizon is genius.
Nice to have a story where literally everything went right after disaster struck. The pilots and the man keeping the runway clean are true heroes!
I mean if you had one wish, finding a clear and useable airfield in the middle of nowhere is a pretty good use of it 😅
If you imagine the vastness of Russia (more than twice the size of an entire Australian continent), then to dive blindly out of the clouds in a broken plane and chance upon a runway (abandoned, but maintained by a single man, of all things) and then managing to land it safely is like winning Powerball 3 times in a row. Providence wanted these people to keep on trucking.
Hey brother! Love your videos. One recommendation, especially when talking about how beautiful an aircraft is, you should show us the aircraft you are referring to on the screen instead of random takeoffs and things. Big fan, just think coordination between audio and video would be badass. Cheers!
Yes, I was thinking the same thing. It was very confusing listening to the narrator talking about how beautiful the Tu-154 was, while showing a completely different airplane on the screen.
I actually found it difficult to watch and listen when the subject did not match the images. Great story but not the best video.
That flight crew did one heck of a job getting that plain on the ground safe.
They’re absolute heroes in my book
Plane, plain means unadorned.
They are also very lucky 😊
It's a good idea to fly over the strip a few times before landing; this tells everyone in the area to watch out, here we come.
The 727 and the Tu-154 will always be the most beautiful airliners to my mind. Just love that rear engine, trijet setup with the low, aft wing combo....
Hey, what about the Hawker-Siddeley Trident HS-121? The original (admittedly not by much), sleek and good-looking trijet. Let's put all three up there, eh?
@@unclenogbad1509 Another great choice....just not seen as much
@@pullt True, very true. I think here in the UK, we never bridged the gap between building planes and selling them. The World's loss, but then ... also ours.
For not English speakers like me the subtitles are helful, very good channel deserves more suscribers.
Sergey is the man! 👍
Damn, that is excellent airmanship using a glass of water as an ADI!
I've listened to this several times. I just realized the aircrafts landing and taking off are different airplanes. Different colors and shape. This is really great! Fascinating.
This is my favourite aircraft story; a great outcome from a grim situation. The combination of the conscientious Mr Sotnikov, the brilliant pilots, the robust plane and an amazing piece of luck resulted in a this successful emergency landing. For me, the icing on the cake is that the patched up 20 year old aircraft was able to fly out, and, when fully repaired, return to service for years. I hope to visit her in Novosibirsk one day. 🛩 💜 🛩
Hope this would be greenlit as an actual Mayday episode. Just recently watched another video about the same incident on our own language shortly before you posted this video.
Same! I’d love to see it as well. It’s such a good story. Can you link the video that you saw? I wanna see how much I got right I usually go off of final reports but for this I had to rely on third party sources.
Mini Air Crash Investigation i doubt you could understand it because it is in Tagalog, also the channel that covered it is like the local version of “the richest” and top tenz. However the video emphazised on the glass of water used to save the flight. Here is the link to the video : m.ruclips.net/video/I53J3ITLISs/видео.html
Thanks nonetheless
@@juliusnepos6013 Thanks for sharing. Just looking at the pictures of the plane, I'm surprised they managed to fix it up and then have it in service for another 7 years. That's incredible. BTW was the language Tagalog?
Make it an audio podcast so the irrelevant footage of other aircraft don't distract.
Cheers for the closed captions. For non english speakers, closed captions are very handy, especially when it comes to technical words and abbreviations.
All is well that ends well. Excellent job by Captain and crew, It wasn't the fault of the TU-154 design, but it was incorrect maintenance done on the batteries that caused the emergency landing.
This particular case shows just what can be achieved when you have fist class pilots, truly amazing, thank you for sharing this with us. Stay safe, take care, you are helping us all through these stressful months of lockdown.
A great story well told. Thanks for posting.
Wow. Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Amazing.
Big thumbs up for the closed captions! Fantastic
This is a fantastic documentation. Thank you for your excellent work. The story is amazing...
You are doing great with these videos, thanks !!!
Another excellent video. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great story. Thanks for digging it out and reporting about it.
It's great that you take so much trouble to tell us about these events. Many thanks.
❤️ to everyone who kept passengers safe
Incredible stories and clear, concise documentation. Best on RUclips
Incredible story, thank you.
your narration and diction is excellent.
I always read along with captions, and, even without professional ones, the auto-captions have no problem because you speak so clearly and succinctly.
Amazing episode. Thank you.
Wonderful video. Well told story. Keep it up!
This is a glorious event, thanks for sharing!
Doing a really great job. Interesting and well researched.
Keep up the good work 🤓. Thanks
Just like everything being stacked against people heading for disaster this was a turn around and everything finally lined up to create a GOOD happy scenario.
Great video mate
I don't have trouble understanding you. I have trouble understanding everyone. Thanks for the CC it helps alot.
You rock ! Great video!
*Pilot steps out.* "Heard you needed some trees chopped."
Flight deck crew never gave up!!! Another excellent episode Sir!!!🙏✈😷
Dude, your vocal tone, inflection volume and command of the English language are 100 percent easily understandable and pleasing to the ear. Anyone claiming different, has issues with their hearing...
That's a great story. Thanks
Great video name in the thumbnail. Probably a bit niche for more casual viewers but for those of us who are crash investigation junkies, it tells us some important info, such as low on fuel and having to land at a disused military air base which had been repurposed.
A fantastic effort by the pilots.
Thank you, this was very interesting.
Good one bro 💪😉👍
Nice work. It would have helped the narrative if you had stated where they took off from and where they were going...
This really is an amazing story. And I agree, I love the TU154!
These pilots redeemed Russian pilots in my eyes after the ones that let the children crash the plane!
Great story!
Hadn’t heard about this before, either.
WHY are we looking at a wide array of not TUs ??
Because you're an idiot
@@pollypockets508 That explains fuck all making you the idiot.
Polly Pockets Damn bro got the whole squad laughing
Guessing it's not the easiest aircraft to get footage of since it's likely not in operation anymore.
WHY don't you make your own fuckin video instead of complaining, so you can put whatever you want in it?
Wow! Spectacular story.
What a wonderful story!
Awesome video.
American airliners use electric fuel pumps too, but generally if you are below about 26,000 the engines will suction feed. The 727 can do this, and it's engines are located above the wing centerline like the TU-154.
thanks sergej!
This is my fave episode so far. What a great guy Sergei is.
Congratulations on 3k subscribers
Thank you Andrew!
A lot of Heroes in this story.. God bless all of them.
This is one of the best stories
The one advantage the flight crew in the TU-154 had was they had enough fuel to fly the aircraft for an extra 30 minutes after the electrical failure, whereas Air Canada's 767 flight crew Capt. Robert Pearson and F.O. Maurice Quintal ran out completely at 41,000 feet and both engines flamed out.The fight crews on both aircraft had plenty of challenges but I'm glad everyone in both incidents made it out alive.
The glass of water, very quick and good thinking ,that was a clever thing to do ,hat's off to those pilot's.
@john Wilson Sadly the use of a glass of water to establish an artificial horizon is a myth. Due to the combined forces acting on it, it appears level even when banking in a coordinated turn. Reports that this method was used for this purpose by military pilots in WW2 are nonsense.
Please don't try it! It would most likely be fatal!
To me, there's no words more satisfying in a aircraft crash review than "The part was not manufacturer approved". Meaning the makers of the plane did it right. They knew what wouldn't work and did what they could to make sure the plane wouldn't kill, unless used to do so.
When VFR pilots lose instruments IMC, the average time of survival is like 3 minutes before they spiral helplessly into the ground. Of course rated pilots can perform better, but without references you still can get disoriented easily and then lose the plane. This is some great airmanship.
That is an awesome story!
I'm glad everyone walked away, but it was not a Gimli Glider. They had power and fuel, just no instruments.
Hello, thank you,
I am abnational of the Netherlands. Studied MD in Amsterdam, after one year of Technical University.
Do not count out Russian thinking! It is outstanding, worth a better view.
This case: reasoning and communicating were essentiel.
As it is all over the world.
They are the best chess-players in the world!
Still can't wrap my head over the fact that critical electrical systems on an aircraft didn't have fuses
A shorted battery draws relatively low current from the charging circuit and cannot blow the fuse designed to protect the battery from overloading (large current).
Those pilots did something amazing and luck assisted them: finding any sort of an airport in the middle of gigantic Russia... that’s like winning a lottery.
I flew (as a passenger!) over Siberia maybe a 100 times and I was always fascinated of how deserted that land is.
Interesting aborted landing at 7:00...
Wow great flight knowledge unbelievable ,all pilots should be aware of malfunctions & what to do 🖖✌️
I have seen the plane at 3:00 landing at Newcastle before, except when I saw it it was painted in an aer lingus livery instead of flybe
The man who kept that "closed" runway clear was, IMO, a man who understood the inherent value in caring for something, rather then the "use and discard" mentality of people today. I believe it was out of honour and respect that he chose to care for something no one else valued anymore. It saved lives! That attitude is desperately needed ever more so today. What are you going to do to move your world in a better direction? Regardless of it not being a big public display?
Yes it's a case of do the right thing anyway even if nobody is watching. (Someone might be??)
I suppose this is why airplanes seem to have those ram air turbines in case of a power failure. It's really amazing that the battery didn't catch things on fire.
After the Interflug IL-62 crash in East Germany 1972, all Russian and Ukranian plane types were fire-proofed heavily, so even if it had caught fire, it would most likely have been contained quite quickly.
What? No APU?
I do like your videos when they are like this one.. I would subscribe but I have become tired of death and destruction in my old age.. I like the stories with a happy ending.. But carry on son.. I watch to see which videos you have and do watch the ones I like.. Thanks for telling this one..
They used a glass of water as an artificial horizon? Fucking genius move!
It doesn't track the true horizon if you're pulling Gs, not really a full solution but it helps with the vestibular system drift.
Wow!
That idea to use a glass of water as an artificial horizon was smart.
what was up with the landing attempt at 7:00 i saw the cross wind messing the plane a lot but is a pilot allowed to abort so close to the ground? i would be happy if my pilot took the safer option and tried again lol so now im curious since flying is so strict
Wow, it's really fortunate that the thermal runaway didn't start a fire.
Sort of like the Air Canada Gimli glider from 1983. They too suddenly discovered an old runway that had been converted into a drag racing venue. They landed safely. See the Mini Air Crash Investigation video at: ruclips.net/video/HEUQeaa1bhY/видео.html
It would never occur to me to use a glass of water as an artificial horizon. Wow!
Sounds like an apocryphal story, G forces in a turn / spin / spiral would show a nice level glass of water, all pilots know that.
What impressed me, not withstanding more critical issues, was the use of a glass of water to create an artificial horizon.
Random videos not related to the topic - great approach
Investigators determined that pilots were confused by Tu-154 changing into a bunch of different airplanes
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Another happy landing
Nice story.
This need a movie ASAP!
I was kinda hoping to hear that as Soviets they did the cobra maneuver with an airliner in place of flaps.
Have you done TACA 110? If not, can you? It's my favorite air disaster if I can even have such a thing.
Sergi(?), job not asked and yet job well done!!!🙏👍😷
True soviet era analog plane, able to run and control engines without electricity... Doomsday ready!