The defense Ministry has denied media reports about the causes of the crash of the su-33 – Opinion

the Russian defense Ministry has denied media reports about pilot error as the probable cause of the crash of a su-33 when landing on aircraft-carrying cruiser “Admiral Kuznetsov”.

“Information of the newspaper “Kommersant” about the allegedly “preliminary” findings of the Commission on investigation of causes of the crash of the su-33 is absolutely untrue. The Commission continues the meticulous work and any preliminary findings until their investigation was done”, – RIA “news” the message of Department of information and mass communications of the Ministry of defense.

on Thursday the newspaper “Kommersant”, citing a source close to the investigation has said that the Commission of the Ministry of defense of Russia, investigating the circumstances of the accident of the su-33 aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” in the Mediterranean sea, allegedly admits that the incident could have happened due to pilot error.

it is Noted that the author of the material for information to the “official representative of Russian defense Ministry” not applied”.

on Monday, the defense Ministry reported that a Russian su-33 crashed on 3 December in the Mediterranean sea during landing on an aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov”. The pilot ejected and forces search and rescue was immediately taken on Board of an aircraft carrier, to its health threatens nothing.

This is not the first incident with the Russian fighter in the Mediterranean sea. So, in mid-November, Western media reported that a Russian fighter jet crashed near the aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean sea. Later the Russian defense Ministry confirmed that the MiG-29 taking off from the aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov”, crashed in the Mediterranean sea, and called the cause of the incident; the health of the pilot is not in danger.

the Newspaper VIEW wrote that “Admiral Kuznetsov” not only carries a series of flaws from the time of its creation, but in need of total modernization.

the authors of the blog bmpd, published under the auspices of the Center for analysis of strategies and technologies (cast), speaking about the causes of the incident with the MiG-29, noted that “this story demonstrates the complexity of the operation of such aircraft systems, the aircraft carrying ship, and that for successful operation of all system elements, including the deck crew and aircraft warhead, needs to function effectively and training”.

“the Lack of preparation and organization of the deck crew of the aircraft carrier may have the most serious consequences, threatening the loss sverhdorogoy of the material – this is repeatedly seen earlier, the U.S. Navy, made the appropriate conclusions, and now it is starting to see and the Navy of Russia”, – was stated in the blog.