Transport Minister called the weather the crash Boeing suitable for planting – RBC

transport Minister Maxim Sokolov at the airport of Rostov-on-Don

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Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said that the weather in Rostov-on-Don approached for landing at the moment Boeing 737. crash Earlier media called the possible cause of the crash load limits because of the difficult conditions

at the time of the crash Boeing 737 weather in Rostov-na-Donu allows you to take off and landing aircraft. The head of the Ministry of Transport Maxim Sokolov said in the program “Vesti on Saturday” from Sergei Brilev on the channel “Russia 1».

«Aerodrome operating normally. And visibility, and wind loads allow to carry out take-off and landing aircraft, “- said Sokolov (quoted by” Interfax “). He noted that the information the controllers are the only basis for decision-making liner commander.

Earlier, a source of “Interfax” has told, that the load limits on the Boeing 737 could cause a catastrophe. “We consider the version of that when attempting a critical moment before boarding care for the next circle the plane could not withstand the limit loads given the difficult weather conditions and strong winds, which could lead to a catastrophe”, – he said

The source also said that “for some unknown reason, a few minutes before landing the pilot changed his mind and decided to approach the next round, but could not».

The disaster at the airport of Rostov-on-Don occurred about 3:43 MSK on Saturday night, his victims were 62 people. Liner made another approach. During the collapse of the cloud base was at an altitude of 300-600 meters, the wind speed during the night was 12-14 m / s, while in some moments recorded gusts up to 17-18 m / s.

leading specialist Centre Weather “Phobos” Eugene Tishkovets told RBC TV that forecasters recorded in the disaster area is a rare natural phenomenon, jet stream, when the wind flow speed exceeds 100 km / h. “In nature, it found even up to 900 km / h. In this situation, the speed of the wind ranged from 104 km / h at an altitude of 600 meters to 162 km / h at altitudes of 5 to 7 thousand meters “, -. Tishkovets explained. “Wind speed 104 km / h at an altitude of 600 meters – it is about 30 m / s, it is hurricane winds. Of course, it could affect the dynamics of flight, “- concluded the forecaster

The reason for the crash Boeing could become unfavorable weather conditions

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