The pilots of the helicopter collapsed in the Zhulebino told how the KA-52 was taken away from residential buildings

First-class test pilot Yuri Timofeev and test navigator Vladimir Yurtaev told how they tried to take the experimental military helicopter Ka-52 Alligator, who collapsed the day before in the southeast of Moscow, from residential massifs and nearby kindergarten, Ren-TV reports. And the heading site publishes a review of the Russian press on the topic.

According to the pilots of the rotorcraft, they "tried to at least sit on the airfield." “We tried to perceive at least this nickle,” said Yuri Timofeev.

The task was complicated by the fact that, according to the pilots, due to the "some kind of defect" that led to an emergency, the car in the air lost control. That is, to direct it towards the place suitable for landing was not easy.

The company Kamov, which belonged to the helicopter, was highly appreciated by the actions of the Alleigator crew. "A preliminary analysis of the situation shows that the pilots acted competently. They took all measures to prevent more severe consequences," the company employee told reporters.

The experimental military helicopter Ka-52 "Alligator" of the Kamov aircraft factor collapsed next to the fence on its territory, 50 meters from the roadway of the twin street and 100 meters from residential buildings in the metropolitan district of Zhulebino on Tuesday afternoon. The test pilot Yuri Timofeev managed to leave the aircraft on his own, the employees of the enterprise helped to get out of the car to the navigator Vladimir Yurtaev. Both were hospitalized.

After that, there was an explosion of fuel tanks, and the car caught fire. The total fire area was 20 square meters. Fragments of the helicopter scattered within a radius of 300 meters, flying outside the landfill.

According to preliminary data, the damage from the accident can amount to about 800 million rubles - taking into account the test equipment of the test equipment of the test equipment located on board.

Disaster witnesses were many local residents walking in a small forest separating Zhulebino from the Moscow Ring Road. According to one of them, the crash occurred near the kindergarten and residential buildings. “Yes, he could well fall on the kindergarten and the nearby house. When he fell, there was a strong slowdown,” the eyewitness noted.

Initially, it was reported that the cause of the helicopter disaster was the spontaneous shooting of the catapult when landing. However, other data appeared later. According to preliminary investigation information , the main versions of the Ka-52 fall are the technical malfunction and crew errors during piloting.

A criminal case has been instituted on the fact of the emergency landing of the helicopter under Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of air transport, which resulted in causing major damage).

Pilots remain in intensive care

The investigation will continue: investigators have already seized pre -flight and technical documentation, the crew will be questioned when this will allow their health status. In the meantime, the condition of the injured pilots remains stably serious. "Patients continue to be in the resuscitation department of the city clinical hospital 36. The condition of the pilots is stably difficult, the hemodynamics are stable, all the necessary examinations have been carried out," Interfax told the capital's health department.

They added that the victims have severe combined injuries, a concussion. During a detailed examination, signs of vertebrates were revealed: compression fractures of bodies, the vertebrae of the lumbar spine.

Patients are still conscious. Currently, they are planned to transfer them to the main military clinical hospital named after N.N. Burdenko.