Airlines
Russian pilot sentenced to six years in prison over 2019 crash
The general prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday that a Russian pilot was sentenced to six years in jail after the jet he was piloting crashed landed at a Moscow airport in 2019, killing 41 passengers.
Denis Evdokimov additionally had to pay 1.5 million rubles (about $17,700) to two victims and was prohibited from flying for three years after his release from prison.
Evdokimov was the pilot of a Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 made in Russia when it was struck by lightning not long after takeoff from Sheremetyevo Airport. The pilots were forced to return home immediately as a result of the lightning strike, which also may have caused electrical issues and a loss of radio communication.
According to a report, the judge in the case stated, “The court decided to find Evdokimov guilty under Part 3 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of traffic safety rules) and sentence him to six years with serving in a colony-settlement.”
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The prosecution successfully contended that the Captain’s inability to follow the proper procedures when landing the aircraft—rather than the lightning strike—was what actually caused the disaster. The landing gear failed and the aircraft crashed as a result of the plane bouncing along the runway, the court said, which was due to the Commander’s actions.
