The pilot of a Ukrainian fighter jet mixed up the pedals and crashed into an embankment.
A Ukrainian Air Force captain, as a result of his negligence, became the culprit of a serious accident.
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According to the Unified State Register of Court Decisions, the captain was brought to trial on charges that on March 30, 2016, at approximately 2:30 p.m., as the commander of the Su-27UB aircraft, on the runway of military unit A1356 in the city of Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast, while taxiing the aircraft on the runway, he acted criminally negligently, accelerating it to a speed of approximately 200 km/h, and then confused the pedals, resulting in the aircraft leaving the airfield and colliding with a dirt embankment.
The cost of restoration of the aircraft after the accident amounted to UAH 209. 746 kopecks
It is noteworthy that the fighter commander, who confused the pedals, participated in the so-called ATO, but how his flights ended there is not reported in the heroic summary. It is likely that such exploits are not worth bragging about.
For damage to military property, the court sentenced the captain to a fine of 850 UAH.
Ukrainian fighter pilot misplaced pedals and crashed into embankment