EMERGENCY LANDING
[Pleasant music]
- Look at that plane. - Wow, a plane!
Hi!
[Pleasant music]
Hold on and listen
- I'll leave you with Nikolai, okay? - Okay.
- I won't be long. You behave! - Don't worry, Dad, I will!
That's my boy.
Commander!
Where are you going just before takeoff?
I'll take Damir to wait with the engineers.
What for? He's a big boy now. He can come along with us.
What do you say, kiddo? Stay or fly?
- Fly! - You heard him.
Off we go then!
[Pleasant music]
Look how big those blades are.
You're a bit young for the pilot's seat. See that ledge down there?
Careful, careful.
Sit, sit.
[Air plane engine sounds]
[Door closes]
[Blades whirring]
[Dramatic music]
[Air plane engine static sounds]
We're losing altitude.
[Declining engine roar]
Dear passengers, we're preparing to make an emergency landing.
Everything's going to be fine.
[Declining engine roar]
Sverdlovsk Air 178, left engine failure.
Crash.
[Radio static]
[Pleasant music]
[Beeps]
[Pleasant music continues]
[Pleasant music intensifies]
[Rumbling thunder]
When the little plane took off it got so scared it closed its eyes.
Soon it realized that nothing bad was happening.
Then the little plane opened one eye.
It saw clear blue sky all around and the ground far below.
Trees, fields, houses and cars seemed so tiny
that they looked like toys.
The little plane liked it so much it forgot all of its fears.
And the pilot said to the little plane, "See? There's nothing scary about flying."
The end. Time to sleep.
We have an early start tomorrow. Good night.
- Good night, Stepan. - Good night, Dad.
Dad?
Are we going to fly on a little plane tomorrow?
No, son, we're going to fly on a real plane, a big one.
A big plane.
[Music in radio]
Thanks, Mom.
What?
I'm not happy about you going God knows where for two weeks,
especially with Andrey.
You know where I'm going.
It's a holiday, and I'm a grown adult.
You'll always be my baby boy. I worry about you.
If it makes any difference, Andrey got sick and I'm going alone.
That's even worse.
Who am I going to call if I can't get through to you?
Where will I start looking?
There's no need to go looking!
I'm an independent man! Pass me the ketchup, mum.
Here you are, Mr. Independent.
I'm going on holiday no matter what.
I've earned it.
- This is yummy. - Eat up, and have some salad.
but I love you anyway."
No, why bring all of that up?
Really?
"Vika, I love you..."
The "big birthday surprise" turned out to be a dinner at a restaurant.
And you were expecting a proposal?
Well, yes. I'm beginning to wonder whether he loves me at all.
You can be really difficult at times
but I'm willing to put up with that for the rest of my life."
Or, how about,
"Vika, I love you. Will you marry me?"
- How long have you two been together? - Four years.
And you're still hoping he'll propose? It's not going to happen.
Why not? Everything's fine between us.
Precisely, he likes it the way it is. You cook, clean and take care of him.
And sleep with him. Convenient, isn't it?
You cater to his every whim.
That's not true.
No, it's true. Did you already pack your new lace underwear?
Thanks for the support.
And if you say one word about making things serious, he'll leave you forever.
Okay, I'll play it by ear and make it up as I go.
Hey, babe.
Where have you been? What took you so long?
I had to sort a few things out before we leave.
And? Did you sort them out?
How about helping me pack? Or do I have to do it all myself?
Why do you say that? I'll help.
Go get changed and dry your hair. I'll finish packing myself.
[Dramatic music]
That went well.
[Air plant sound]
[Pleasant music]
[Opens door]
Stepan, hurry up, the taxi's waiting.
- Good morning! - Hello.
- To the airport? - We're going on vacation!
- Where to? Turkey? Egypt? - Simferopol.
Oh, Crimea? Very nice. I have a cousin there.
Let's get going.
Don't you worry, madam, I'll get you there quickly.
There's no need to rush, we have time to spare.
And the flight could be delayed. It was pouring with rain all night.
Alright.
Anoush, our grandkids don't need more toys, they have a room full of them.
I'll take some fresh peaches from our garden instead, they will get happy.
Have you lost your mind?
Who transports peaches in suitcases?
I do! What?
Grant, dear, they can buy peaches at a farmers' market.
Peaches like ours can't be bought anywhere.
They're so delicate, so sweet, so beautiful - just like you.
Like I said, you've lost your mind.
Yes, but what made me lose it?
My love for you, I'm your true love.
Oh stop it, Grant.
- Be gentle with them. - Alright, alright.
- Don't bruise them. - I won't. They'll be fine.
Good morning. Mind if I join you?
What's the matter?
I broke up.
He said he's tired of me always being at work, smiling at other men,
so I had to choose between him and my job.
- So what did you choose? - Well, I'm here. That's the answer.
[Chimes]
[Pleasant music]
- Good morning, Damir! - Good morning.
First out as always?
The captain is always first on board, and last to leave a burning wreck.
Don't say things like that, you'll jinx us!
We might not even get off the ground with all that rain overnight.
- No, we'll be fine. The sky is clear. - And the runway is freshly washed.
Let's go.
[Dramatic music]
- Why weren't you answering the phone? - Do you know what time it is?
- It's time to fix the report you messed up. - I'm in bed. Call me back in two hours.
No, buddy. In two hours I'll be at 60,000 feet deciding whether to fire you or not.
- Luggage? - Sorry?
- Any luggage to check in? - Ah, no. Only hand luggage.
- I'm at the airport. - Do you know what day it is today?
- August 15. - Mom and Dad's anniversary.
So what?
Are you annoying me on purpose? It's our parents' anniversary!
It's not their birthday. Dad won't care. As for Mom...
...Gleb, you know she doesn't talk to me anymore.
It's time you made up.
You know I've tried many times. She has all these imaginary grudges.
She should make the first step - but you and I both know she won't.
- Just come over and say you're sorry. - Get lost, Gleb.
- How are you feeling? - Good.
- Anything bothering you? - No.
- Did you sleep well? - A full eight hours.
- Did you wake up refreshed? - Totally. I feel great.
[Pleasant music]
- Hi, Damir! How are you? - Hello, Alex!
- I warmed the seat for you. - Where were you flying from?
Dushanbe. I'm off to the hotel to get some sleep. Where are you headed?
Simferopol and back, then home.
- Good seeing you. - Likewise.
- Hello. - Hello.
[Pleasant music]
[Metallic clink]
What's that?
It's a parachute. If the plane goes down you can jump out.
- What about you? - I'll stay and try to land the plane.
That's what the captain does.
- How come you're the captain? - I have the cap.
And I know about flying, my dad's a pilot.
- Give me that. - No!
- Give! - No!
- Give me the cap! - No, it's my dad's! You can't have it!
That hurts!
- Hey, that hurts! - Give me the cap!
What's all this noise?
Dmitry took your cap! And he won't let me be captain!
- I see. - I want to be captain too!
Well, before you become captain you have to be a pilot first.
As your superior officer, I order you two to quit squabbling
and tidy the airfield. Is that clear?
- Yes, sir. - That's a good boy
It's all your fault. You could've done a parachute jump.
So could you.
Helicopter blades are like a propeller, but much bigger.
When the helicopter's asleep, the blades hang down as if they're tired.
- Dad! - What?
Can I be a pilot someday?
- Sure, why not? I'm one. - But that's you.
You really want to be a pilot?
Then you will be.
Here's what you should do:
Believe in your dream. Believe in it and follow it.
And it will come true. Good night.
[Pleasant music]
[Dramatic music]
Vika? Aisle or window seat?
- Which one do you like? - Hmm.
[Incoherent chatter]
[Dramatic music]
Come on, Gleb, stop trying to guilt-trip me, it won't work.
Even if I drop everything and go there right now Mom won't appreciate it.
She'll be sitting with a sour face pretending I don't exist.
- And if you don't come it'll be worse. - How could it be any worse?
She hasn't spoken to me in years.
- Whose fault is that? - Oh, so it's all my fault?
All I did was leave home, that's a perfectly normal thing to do at 18.
I just wanted to start living my own life, there's nothing wrong with that.
You shouldn't have left the way you did!
Sorry, I didn't know there was a right way to do it. It was my first time.
- Can't you at least call her? - I can.
But I won't. What's the point?
To listen to silence on the phone?
Cabin crew, emergency lighting check.
- You're selfish and stubborn! - Takes one to know one!
Would you refund my tickets if I went? Why so quiet all of a sudden?
Talk a big game, that's all you got.
[Dramatic music]
Georgy, we take off in 40 minutes.
Almost finished refueling petrol.
- Crew, are you ready? - We're ready.
Tower, Sverdlovsk Air 178 ready for boarding.
- Hello. - Give me your passport.
Hello! Do what I do. Like that, see?
[Dramatic music]
- Yes... - Hello.
Hi!
[Dramatic music]
- Morning, sweetheart, did I wake you? - Hi, honey. No, we're up already.
- What's new? - We're about to have breakfast.
The kids are asking when you'll be home.
Tonight. I'm going to Simferopol and back, then home.
- Take care, alright? - Love you, honey. See you tonight.
Welcome aboard. May I see your boarding pass?
Thank you so much.
Seat 28D.
- May I see your boarding pass? - Sure, hmm... Where did I put it...
Here it is!
- Seat 34D. Enjoy your flight! - Thanks. These are for you.
- I'm not allowed. - Yes you are. They're delicious.
You should enjoy the flight too!
Thank you so much!
[Dramatic music]
Let me help you.
- Thanks. My seat is next to yours. - Sure, go ahead.
Mom, how high up are we?
- This isn't high up at all. - We haven't even left the ground.
Hi! Have a peach.
- Thanks! - You're welcome.
- Thank you so much. - Eat up! But give it a rinse first.
I've got a suitcase full of peaches - down in the hold.
They're the best in the world. I'm taking them to my grandkids.
- All the way from Armenia? - All the way from my own garden!
Thank you!
[Pleasant music]
Ugh...
Forgive me.
Hello? Anoush? Anoush? Hello? I'm on the plane now. Hello?
Anoush?
- Hello? - Can you hear me?
- I can't hear you... - Hello?
My wife is going deaf.
- Are ... you ... plane? - Hello?
I should get a new, younger wife.
- Don't you dare even think about it! - Her hearing instantly got better.
Anoush, I'm on the plane now. I'll call you when we land.
We've been happily married for 45 years.
- Here, have a peach. - Thank you.
[Dramatic music]
Woah, I'm in luck today!
I got the safest seat, next to a priest. It's like insurance against crashing.
Even if the plane crashes, I'll be safe.
- It's all in God's hands. - Right, right.
Sir, our regulations prohibit travelers from consuming alcohol on board.
Alright, alright.
Would you wave to God for me? We'll be flying past his house.
Are you an atheist?
I'm a believer, but only in things that actually exist. Seeing is believing.
If you spot God up there, give me a nudge. If I see him, I'll believe in him.
- Mind if I say a prayer? - Go ahead, be my guest.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me...
Save us from the sinners!
This is hilarious.
[Pleasant music]
I'm sorry, I've just never seen a baby bump quite like yours...
- What I mean is... - I know, it's fine.
I mean it's... amazing. There's a person growing inside you.
It might be amazing but believe me, it's really uncomfortable.
Please switch off your phone and fasten your seat belt.
Ladies and gentlemen, the cabin crew will now demonstrate the safety equipment.
Please observe.
Lady and gentleman, the cabin crew will demonstrate the safety.
Your oxygen mask is located behind the panel above your head.
In the event of cabin pressure loss masks will drop down automatically.
That goes in there. No, that's mine. Lift the flap and put that thing in there.
No need to panic.
Your life jacket is below your seat.
Get the sleeve away from your life jacket.
Wear it from top of your head.
Yes. Now go to tab 13, tab 13 - row 17.
Alex, can you send your kids to another room?
I can't wait 20 minutes, I'll be airborne by then!
I need the report fixed and sent before I land!
Would you shut up? I can't hear what they're saying.
Here, read this.
And turn off your phone.
They told everyone to turn their phones off.
Hold on a moment.
What's your problem? Are you hungry?
Mind your own business!
If you'd been quicker we wouldn't be sitting at the back beside the toilet.
What difference does it make? You'll be looking at your tablet the whole way.
I might get airsick!
You just don't care.
Vika, we're going on vacation. Chill out.
I know it's just city life making you irritable...
That was mean!
Are you going to irritate me the whole flight?
Maybe we shouldn't go anywhere together!
Maybe we should split up if I irritate you so much.
I'm terribly sorry to intrude but I couldn't help overhearing you.
Don't argue.
You two make such a beautiful couple.
I noticed you back at the check-in desk.
Young man, if something's wrong with a woman, it's her man's fault.
Not long ago, my Anoush stopped talking to me for three days.
Turned out I made a joke about her in front of guests
and didn't notice she would be so hurt.
How did that end?
Easily. We talked, I apologized, she accepted my apology,
and then everything was great.
Here, have some peaches and talk it over.
Thank you so much.
Is it a boy or a girl?
- It's a girl. I have two boys already. - Really?
- Yes, twins. I know I look young. - You do.
They're a real handful,
so me and my husband decided to try for a girl.
Yeah, looking after boys is tough.
I have an elder brother.
I don't know how she put up with us.
I think...
a mother's heart is so full of love she can put up with anything.
I realized that when my boys were born.
At first we don't feel good...
...and when we finally do, it might be too late.
This is Flight 178 from Zhukovsky to Simferopol.
We have aeronautical data and destination weather.
Runway is dry, no dangerous weather conditions.
Fuel weight 16 tons, total takeoff weight 82 tons.
Takeoff from runway 12, flaps in position 1.
Takeoff speeds 170, 172, 174 knots.
Flex temperature 49, transition altitude 4,000 feet.
After takeoff and altitude gain awaiting navigational guidance.
Tower, Sverdlovsk Air 178, good morning.
Requesting weather for Zhukovsky and departure conditions.
Sverdlovsk Air 178, good morning.
Wind 110 degrees, 5 m/sec, visibility 7 km, temperature 16 degrees.
- Takeoff from runway 12 confirmed. - Roger. Sverdlovsk Air 178.
- We're seeing bird activity. - Roger. Sverdlovsk Air 178.
[Foot steps and incoherent chatter]
- What are you making? - A paper airplane.
- Cool. Can you teach me? - Sure, I will.
Where did you learn? This is so good!
[Pleasant music]
[Music stops]
[Pleasant music]
[Foot steps]
"Nastya, come to the cinema with me."
Damir, this is a literature lesson. Is this the only question you have?
Whether Nastya will go to the cinema with you?
Well... I want to know.
[Chuckles]
He doesn't need literature. He's going to be a pilot.
Russian literature is important for character building.
That's your Soviet past speaking!
Stop interrupting the lesson with irrelevant chatter.
And no more paper airplane during class.
What are you so worried about? Everything's fine. You're healthy.
- You still need an eye exam though. - That'll be a piece of cake.
- We'll see. - Thank you very much. Bye.
- Any problems? - No.
Read the letters in the fifth line.
E
N
Sh
M
K
Now, sixth line.
N
E
Sh
Keep going.
N
K
B
Now cover your right eye and read.
N
Sh
E
[Dramatic music]
I didn't get into the academy. I failed the eye test.
So what now?
I'll join the army. I already received my papers.
- Try applying somewhere else. - Like where?
Don't know. What will you do in the army?
Drive a tank. If I can't fly, I'll roll.
Cheer up. It's everyone's dream to drive a tank.
Right. It's just a shame that my dream is to fly.
I, Damir Yusupov, pledge my allegiance
to the Russian Federation and its people.
I swear to abide by the laws and the constitution,
and to carry out my duties and
the orders of superior officers.
I, pledge to be honest and to serve my country
with valor in the face of any hardship.
To protect my countrymen and
the interests of my nation with my life.
[Engine sounds]
Tower, Sverdlovsk Air 178, gate 15. Requesting engine start and taxi.
Sverdlovsk Air 178, start engines when ready, tow to start position 3.
Roger start position 3, Sverdlovsk Air 178.
Parking brake off.
[Up beat music]
In the name of God, I trust in God; there is no might and no power but in God.
[Dramatic music]
[Propeller sounds]
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking...
- Please stow away your laptop. - Are you kidding me?
...I welcome you aboard our Airbus A321 bound for Simferopol...
Miss, you're so pretty when you smile.
Can you make an exception for me?
- I'm just doing my job. - I'm also just doing my job... Nastya.
- Want to exchange phone numbers? - She told you to put your laptop away.
Our flight will go to Moscow before reaching Simferopol.
The flight time will be 2 hrs 15 mins.
Have a nice flight.
- Anything you say. - Thank you.
Relax, they'll be serving snacks soon. Alex, you still there?
[Dramatic music]
- They mentioned birds. I don't see any. - Neither do I.
Okay, ready for takeoff.
Tower, Sverdlovsk Air 178, ready for takeoff.
Sverdlovsk Air 178, runway 12, cleared for takeoff. Look out for birds.
Roger runway 12, cleared for takeoff, Sverdlovsk Air 178.
Takeoff.
[Ominous music]
Man flex 49, SRS, runway, auto thrust blue.
Checked. Thrust set.
[Dramatic music]
100 knots.
Checked.
V1. Rotate.
[Ominous music]
[Music stops]
[Plane engine sounds]
Mom, I don't want to sit.
- Why is that, honey? - I'm scared.
Remember the little plane? It wasn't scared.
It was.
Well, it was at first, but then it realized that flying isn't scary after all.
Do like the little plane - close your eyes real tight.
And when you open them you'll see how beautiful everything is.
Okay?
Okay.
[Pleasant music]
- Well? Are you scared? - I am.
Alright. Tell me what I'm doing wrong.
What's bothering you?
- Do you remember my friend Anna? - Sure.
She lived with her boyfriend, like you and I do, for three years.
They had a vacation in Spain and then split up.
I'm just saying.
She says the same thing could happen to us.
I want to know that we're not going to split up after this trip.
I'm terribly sorry for intruding again but... don't listen to your friend.
Listen to each other instead.
If my Anoush had listened to her friends we'd have divorced 15 years ago.
[Air plane engine sounds]
Captain...
[Dramatic music]
[Opens door]
Hello, what took you so long to open the door?
[Chuckles]
Dmitry!
- That's me! - How was your journey?
Honey, this is Dmitry. We've been friends since we were kids.
- Since we were babies! - Since we were babies, right!
- Aren't you going to let your friend in? - Of course! Come in, come in.
Come on in. [Door closes]
Me, I was just in Novosibirsk on business, and that's about it.
Nothing exciting.
Thank you so much, honey. Will you join us?
I won't get in your way, you have plenty of catching up to do.
Alright then.
- Let's have tea. - Tea.
And what about you?
I'm doing fine.
Went to law school, now I'm working for city hall.
City hall, wow! A top manager or something?
Never mind. How are the guys?
- Victor is still in the army. - Okay.
Yegor moved to Moscow and got fat like a walrus.
- Seriously? - Yes. And remember Nastya?
- Yeah. - She got married.
- To a millionaire? - As if! Some loser!
Doesn't earn much, and with two kids they're barely making ends meet.
Everyone became boring somehow.
Life used to be fun, and now every day feels mundane, you know what I mean?
Look.
Look at us snotty-nosed kids! And we felt so grown up back then.
Oh...I remember this photo.
Your mom said that when you become an astronaut,
she'll be showing it to journalists.
I remember this one too.
Remember we were playing pilots and fought over who would be captain?
Remember.
Yeah...Neither of us did!
Come on, you're working in city hall!
Do you know how many people dream of a job like yours?
[Pleasant music]
You have a profession.
You should focus on your career but you want to take a gamble.
How is this a gamble, Mom? Commercial pilot is a profession.
I want to fly planes.
There are private pilot courses. Take time, take some courses,
and fly planes in your spare time, as a hobby. But don't ruin your life.
I agree with you.
- You tell him. - What's there to say?
That's a silly idea.
You told me to follow my dream.
I told you that when you were six years old, but you're 40 now.
- Doesn't matter. - What are we to do?
- You don't need to do anything. - At your age pilots begin to retire.
I just wanted to share the news with you.
I already applied for the course.
[Dramatic music]
Let him go. They won't take him anyway.
He's too old to be a pilot.
[Dramatic music]
What do you say, Doctor?
You are fit.
You're fit to fly.
[Pleasant music]
Thank you.
Take your seat, Damir.
We'll work on taking off and landing.
[Dramatic music]
Before Start Checklist down to the line.
- Cockpit preparation. - Completed.
- Completed. Gear pins and covers. - Removed.
- Signs. - On / Auto.
- Adios. - Nav.
- Fuel quantity. - 16,120 kilograms.
- Takeoff data. - Set.
- Set. Baro reference. - QNH 1013 set.
- Flight controls. - Checked.
- Checked. Flight instruments. - Checked.
- Briefing. - Confirmed.
- Flaps setting. - Config 1.
[Air plane engine sounds]
[Closes door]
Honey.
I was accepted. I'm good to fly.
What's the matter?
Do you really not understand?
You're turning our life upside down.
Did you ask me if I want to live like this?
Well, I don't.
You just decided to do what you want.
So I'll do what I want too.
Are you leaving me?
It's not me leaving you.
You left me.
I'm going to fly.
Go and fly then.
You may be fit to fly, but you're not fit for family life.
[Sombre music]
Where did they appear from?
- We have time to change course. - No, we're too low.
[Sharp thud]
Left engine reverse doors are open.
[Sharp thud continues]
[Sharp explosion sound]
[Beep]
Shit! Left engine is out!
[Air plane engine sounds]
- We're banking left and turning. - I'm leveling out.
Everything's fine, please remain seated with your seat belts fastened. Thank you!
I'm scared.
- Autopilot one. - Checked.
- Altitude? - Ninety meters.
ECAM action?
Engine one reverse unlocked, thrust levers on idle.
Autopilot disengaged, watch our speed.
PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, Sverdlovsk Air 178, engine out.
[Air plane engine sounds]
Mom, what's this smoke?
[Dramatic music]
- You were told to turn your gadgets off! - Sit still and don't rock the plane.
[Sharp explosion]
It's a jet engine, son. They're like rockets.
Everything will be okay.
[Dramatic music]
Miss, I want to speak to the senior flight attendant.
- You can't talk right now. - Okay. What's going on?
- Please go back to your seat. - Nastya, I want to know what's wrong.
Nothing's wrong, everything's fine. Fasten your seat belt.
[Propeller thudding sounds]
Request permission to land.
Tower, Sverdlovsk Air 178 requesting return approach to land.
Sverdlovsk Air 178, permission to land, return approach.
We can turn around and land with one engine.
[Air plane propeller sounds]
Captain, we've stopped climbing. We are going down.
We're losing altitude.
Throttle to takeoff power.
[Sharp propeller sounds]
Don't sink. Don't sink.
[Propeller sharp sounds]
- Mom, are we going to crash? - No, honey, we aren't.
[Ominous music]
Don't sink. Don't sink.
- Retracting. - Retracting landing gear.
Terrain ahead. Pull up. Terrain ahead. Pull up.
What?
I want to make things right before I die.
Forgive me for everything.
Everything will be fine. Everything will be fine.
- What do we do? - Don't panic, the crew is very experienced...
- We're falling! Crashing! What do we do? - Pray with me.
- Our Father, who art in heaven. - Our Father, who art in heaven.
- Hallowed be thy name. - Hallowed be thy name.
- Thy will be done. - Thy will be done.
- On Earth, as it is in Heaven. - On Earth, as it is in Heaven.
- Give us this day our daily bread. - Give us this day our daily bread.
- Forgive us our debts. - Forgive us our debts.
- As we forgive our debtors. - As we forgive our debtors.
- Lead us not into temptation. - Lead us not into temptation.
- And deliver us from evil. - And deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
...and the glory, forever. Amen.
[Ominous music]
Crash.
We're going to land.
Dear passengers, we're preparing to make an emergency landing.
Please put your hands over your head and bend forward.
Do it! Do it!
[Propeller sounds]
Do it, quick!
[Ominous music]
Bend forward, hands over your head!
Come here.
Fourty. Fourty.
[Ominous music]
[Screaming noises]
[Sharp metallic sound]
Is everything okay?
[Commotion]
[Sigh of relief]
[Pleasant music]
Even if you can't see something... don't assume it doesn't exist.
You did well. You did.
Thank you for sharing my prayer.
Forgive me, father.
[Pleasant music]
Damir, should I start the evacuation?
Yes.
Sverdlovsk Air 178, what's your location?
Tower, Sverdlovsk Air 178 has landed in a cornfield beyond the runway.
Send ambulances and rescue units.
Sverdlovsk Air 178, ambulances and rescue units are on their way.
We need your exact coordinates and the number of injured passengers.
We're working on it.
Mom, Dad, I wasn't scared, not one bit.
Good boy.
I'll get them down.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have made an emergency landing.
Please calmly exit the aircraft.
Make your way to the nearest emergency exit.
We're leaving. Grab your bag. Undo your seat belt first.
Ladies and gentlemen, don't rush.
Unfasten your seat belts and make your way to the forward emergency exit.
Don't push each other. Don't panic, please don't panic!
- What are you doing? - Getting my stuff.
It's not over yet! You won't need your stuff when you're dead!
[Commotion]
- Are you okay? - I'm fine.
I thought I'd lost my passport, and almost had a heart attack.
Go, go.
[Pleasant music]
Go down one by one and walk away from the plane!
Once you're down, get out of the way of the next passenger.
Don't stand near the chute. Immediately move away from the plane.
Get down easily.
Clench your fists and lean forward.
Immediately move away from the plane.
Don't stand or squat on the chute. Slide down feet first.
Clench your fists and go forward.
Get away from the plane.
[Pleasant music]
Hey, you okay? What happened?
Promise you'll never ever leave me.
Never, ever.
I promise.
[Pleasant music]
- Will you marry me? - Of course, I will!
[Pleasant music]
It's so beautiful...
- Let's go. - Where?
Away from the plane. Come on!
- Ladies first. - What about you?
- I'll check that everyone's off the plane. - You go, I'll check.
- Are you sure? - Yes, go.
- There you go. - Careful now.
Give me your hand. Take it easy, don't rush.
Move further away from the plane. Here, let me help.
Are you okay?
Hard to say. I flew about 5 kilometers out of 700 and almost died,
so you're not very good at your job.
Oh... no, no, no.
Hey, come on... I was joking.
- It wasn't funny. - You're right.
I had to almost die to get a hug from you.
[Chuckles]
Damir, evacuation is complete.
All passengers left without assistance. No casualties.
Georgy, inform tower.
Tower, this is Sverdlovsk Air 178. No casualties.
I don't have a count of injured passengers, but they all left the aircraft unassisted.
We're at 55 degrees 30 minutes north
38 degrees 15 minutes east.
[Dramatic music]
[Pleasant music]
Hello, sir.
[Pleasant music]
- Good afternoon. - Good afternoon.
Are you a pilot?
Huh? Yes, I'm a pilot.
But right now I'm a passenger going home.
Oh.
I thought you'd be flying the plane.
What difference would it make?
I don't know. You have a nice smile. It inspires confidence.
I'd be less nervous if you were the pilot.
- What's your name? - Natalia.
- What? - Natalia.
Don't worry, Natalia.
Flying is statistically the safest way to travel.
And this plane we're on can land by itself, without a pilot.
Better with a pilot. What's your name?
- Damir. - Nice to meet you.
Come over tomorrow.
- To meet your parents? - Why not?
Natasha, there's something I have to tell you.
I like you a lot. I love you...
but I'm a pilot. And I love flying.
I can be gone for days at a time. That's just the way it is.
That's how it is.
And I'll...never be a millionaire.
Doing what I love will never bring riches or fame...
I think a man should do what he loves doing.
Imagine a man doing a job he doesn't enjoy.
He'll get frustrated and take it out on people around him.
What woman would want a mean husband, even if he's a billionaire?
Where did I find such a wise girl?
In a plane.
[Pleasant music]
Where do we go?
Listen up! Go to the right, towards the sun, along the rows of corn!
Get moving!
[Dramatic music]
Yes, go ahead.
- Are you still on the ground? - In a manner of speaking, yes.
- A quick question about section 10... - Ah... hold on, hold on.
Huh!
Look...it's a really nice day, the sun's
out, birds are singing, it's summer...
It's Thursday today, right? Almost the weekend.
Go take the kids for a day out somewhere, okay?
Kirill, are you okay? Kirill?
Yes. Everything's great.
Spend the day with your family, you can't work all the time.
Forget about the report. Bye.
Excuse me, can I borrow your phone?
I left mine in the plane.
- Sure. - Thank you.
- Hello. - Hello.
Hello, I can't hear you.
Mom, it's me.
Can I come home?
- Mom, hi! - What's up, son? Is the flight delayed?
The plane crashed.
Engines failed and we landed in a field.
- Is that a joke? - I'm not joking, the plane crashed.
Are you okay? Are you hurt? Are you coming home?
I'm fine, I'm going to another airport. I earned that vacation.
Natasha, it's me.
Damir, where are you? Was your flight canceled?
I'm on the ground. Emergency landing!
- I just want you to know everything's okay. - What happened?
- I'll call you later. - Okay, love you.
Yes, bye.
[Car engine sounds]
All 233 people on board survived; some sustained minor injuries.
One of the passengers was pregnant. Both she and the baby are fine.
Captain Damir Yusupov and his co-pilot acted quickly and professionally.
The plane lost an engine, its nose got damaged, but the fuselage remained intact.
The Airbus hit a flock of birds on takeoff, which resulted in dual engine failure.
Soon after the Ural Airlines A321 made an emergency landing,
police cordoned off the roads nearest to the scene.
The aircraft performed a gear-up landing with a full load of fuel,
skidding over the corn.
The crew managed to land the plane on its belly in a nearby cornfield.
Only two years ago, that field was overgrown with weeds.
New owners planted corn only recently.
Everyone who was on that plane survived the emergency landing.
Passengers and industry specialists want the pilots to be decorated.
In a Kremlin statement, the pilots are being hailed as heroes.
[Pleasant music]
Let's go.
[Pleasant music]
- Blood pressure 120/80. - Very good.
How are you feeling after your recovery leave?
Very good.
- Anything bothering you? - No.
- How are you sleeping? - Fantastic. I'm tired of sleeping.
- Can't wait to be flying again? - Pulse is a bit fast.
What are you nervous about?
Worried I won't let you fly?
Don't worry.
Thank you.
- I hope you haven't forgotten how to fly. - We'll soon find out.
Some say I never did know how to fly, and nearly killed everyone.
Don't listen to them.
[Cheering and claps]
Thank you so much!
[Pleasant music]
[Clapping]
Cheers!
Can I say something real quick? Thank you!
First, I really like corn now.
Second, before I got on the plane, before checking-in.
I thought I had problems that couldn't be solved.
Things that I thought were important turned out to be meaningless.
We're all the same, really.
We're always rushing around for no good reason.
And in all the chaos we forget about the people close to us.
We argue and get offended, all because
of things that we think are important.
But in reality they're insignificant.
[Pleasant music]
We make plans for the future.
We think about the future assuming we're in control, but we're not.
It can all end unexpectedly at any given moment.
You showed me that we should live for today, for ourselves and our loved ones.
[Pleasant music]
That way we can achieve anything and change anything...
...right up until they close the coffin and everything goes dark.
The moments we spend with loved ones is special.
[Pleasant music]
I just want to say a huge thank you to you and your crew.
Well said.
Overly dramatic, but well said.
Just kidding, that was really touching.
I want to say something too.
A toast to Nikita Khruschev for introducing corn production,
to the farmer who planted his corn in the right field,
and, of course, to you - our pilots & crew.
Because without you...
we wouldn't be here right now.
- Thank you very much. - No, thank you, all of you.
Cheers!
Why are you all alone?
I don't like when everyone's shouting.
- They're just happy. - So am I, but not really.
- Why? - I lost my friend in that plane.
Your friend?
- What friend did you lose? - My toy dinosaur.
I'm sure he found new friends there in the cornfield.
Did you know that dinosaurs love corn?
- Really? - Yes, really.
- Do you like planes? - Uh-huh.
That's good.
Want to come in?
- Can I? - Of course, you can.
[Pleasant music]
Sit down here. Here.
That's it.
See that ledge down there?
Sit yourself down. Careful where you put your feet.
Put these headphones on.
[Pleasant music]
You know what?
I want to be a pilot like you.
Dad, can I be a pilot someday?
- Sure, why not? I'm one. - But that's you.
You really want to be a pilot?
Do you really want to?
Yes.
Then you will be.
Believe in your dream.
Believe in it and follow it.
And it will come true.
[Chuckles]
Hello, madam.
Hello. Would you like some freshly steamed sweet corn?
- How much? - Three hundred.
Isn't that a bit much?
It's corn from the field where that plane landed!
Really? But the corn in that field was for animal fodder.
Oh yeah? How would you know what corn was growing in that field?
[Pleasant music]
- After takeoff, the engines became unstable - first the left one, then the right one.
They were losing power, so I decided to land the plane without changing course.
Captain Damir Yusupov has two university degrees and over 3,000 hours of flight time.
My father is a pilot, but he never insisted on me becoming a pilot as well.
I just fell attracted to it as a child.
I wasn't scared in the moment.
I saw the cornfield in front of me, and I was hoping for a relatively smooth landing.
This is where we stopped.
We first touched down 500 or so meters from here.
We bounced three or four times and then skidded the rest of the way.
Everyone survived. My respect to the pilots.
Captain Damir Yusupov, co-pilot Georgy Murzin,
chief purser Dmitry Ivlitsky and his colleagues
Nadezhda Vershinina, Dmitry Goncharenko, Aliya Sliakaeva and Yana Yagodina.
When the heroic crew appeared on the pitch,
the applause was so loud it drowned the commentator's announcement!
I wish the injured passengers a speedy recovery and no resulting fear of flying.
I don't think of myself as a hero.
I only did what I had to do to save the passengers, the crew, and the aircraft.
That was the only solution to the problem.
Any pilot would do the same as I did in that situation.
We acted according to our instructions, as we were trained.
The work is almost automatic, by the rule book: we make appropriate announcements,
open the door, evacuate everybody and check for injuries.
Go to the right, towards the sun, along the rows of corn!
It's a miracle that we were saved that day.
Hey, everyone!
We're all alive!
We're all alive and everything's alright.
We all got out. Some people got injured but no one died, thank God.
Everyone was able to evacuate unassisted.
They gave us all a second chance at life.
Thanks to them.
[Cheering and clapping]
[End credit music]