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Aeroflot 1492 was an emergency landing (due to earlier lightning strike that scrambled electronics) during which the plane bounced off the runway, rupturing fue

Aeroflot 1492 was an emergency landing (due to earlier lightning strike that scrambled electronics) during which the plane bounced off the runway, rupturing fuel tanks and causing a fire. Of the 78 people onboard, 41 died. Hard landing by pilot error/poor training is probably the biggest factor. But "people retrieving their luggage" points to inadequate crew training and emergency response more than anything. I don't believe it's fair to principally blame the pax (over the crew) for the disaster. Perhaps in conjunction with the crew, who ought to undergo scrutiny first. Wrt the pax taking luggage, fta "one of the flight attendants attempted to make a public address system announcement, “Seat belts off, leave everything, get out!” But she forgot to press the PA button and this command was broadcast to the cockpit via the interphone instead. Only a few passengers at the front heard the command to “leave everything.”"

culebron21 1y ago
As far as I remember, in the videos (still on YT) people are exiting without luggage.
- shmeeed 1y ago
  It's hard to imagine the horror and the struggle for bare survival that took place in this narrow space over the span of just a few seconds, but if I had to guess, it might very well be that in the end they did not manage to free their luggage and take it with them to the exit. If I read the article correctly, only three people from the rows behind those reported trying to take their luggage with them survived. It's not in the mentioned whether the people that caused the plug have themselves perished or survived; and tempting as is the speculation when one looks at the seating plan, suffice to say that if those people are still alive, they very probably will be forever haunted by their guilt.