Russia probes pilot error after deadly plane blazeThe Sukhoi Superjet-100 had just flown out of Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday evening when it circled back, bouncing on the runway and catching fire. In the transcript of his communications with air traffic control, Yevdokimov said: "We request return (due to) loss of radio communications." He confirmed he was going to land using only instruments and told air traffic control that "help is needed". Videos on social media showed the plane landing with a jolt and then speeding along the runway with flames pouring from its fuselage. Air traffic control only called for emergency services to go to the runway after talking the pilot through landing, Ren TV reported.

Source: Standard Digital May 08, 2019 05:03 UTC