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A passenger plane with 34 people on board has landed on a frozen river in Russia's Far East, apparently because of a mistake by the pilot.

No-one was hurt when the Polar Airlines Soviet-era Antonov An-24 plane came to a halt on Thursday morning not far from land, on the frozen River Kolyma.

The plane landed off the runway of Zyryanka airport.

Initial inquiries said pilot error was to blame, prosecutors said. Thirty passengers and four crew were on board.

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[–] b3an@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if like, the GPS was jammed? But damn, seriously? Something that heavy on a lake, albeit frozen still, seems nuts.

[–] themelm@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Eh, we have ice roads across lakes in the winter time for heavy hauling and everyone drives their vehicles out to go ice fishing and shit. I'd be more concerned that buddy just didn't known where the runway was lol.

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I mean isn’t a plane much more mass than a car? 🤔 I don’t assume thickness. Clearly the plane landed and the people are safe so. I can’t refute it. I just am very surprised I suppose.

[–] Lord_Kettle@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This is smaller plane, maximum takeoff load is about 20 tons, and it probably wasn't fully loaded, full semi-truck can be about 35 tons so it isn't that impossible, aluminium is super light material.