There were 81 people on board the Tupolev-154M, which came down in the Republic of Komi. The jet was on its way to Moscow when it apparently suffered an electrical failure, forcing the pilots to divert it to the nearest airport. Their only option was an airfield designed for much smaller craft. The crash-landing saw the plane cross the short airstrip, and roll off several hundred metres into the woods. None of the people on board were injured, and the pilots have been praised for their efforts.

http://www.funplacestofly.com/blog.asp?ID=289

Good job in getting too big a plane into a too small an airfield. I wonder how it made the cut for a site called "Fun Places to Fly". The pilots and passengers were obviously not consulted on that choice of title.

dirtstrip wrote:Good job in getting too big a plane into a too small an airfield. I wonder how it made the cut for a site called "Fun Places to Fly". The pilots and passengers were obviously not consulted on that choice of title.

Maybe they thought it was fun and wanted to go again! LOL