# NTSB DCA20WA072: Boeing 737, Komi, Russia, February 9, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 9, 2020, 09:25 local (09:25 UTC)
- Place: Komi, Russia
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 100 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA20WA072
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100918/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA072

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) of Russia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-500, which occurred on February 9, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S Accredited Representative to assist under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the MAK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: VQ-BPS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (500)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28909
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Utair JSC
- Registered owner: SB Leasing Ireland Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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