ABU DHABI // Russia's civil aviation authority issued its first report on Friday on last month's crash of a FlyDubai plane in southwestern Russia, providing insight into the crash that killed all 62 people on board.
According to Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee, the plane's sudden descent before slamming into the ground occurred directly after the crew on flight FZ981 tried to climb out of a second aborted landing.
Strong winds and rain at Rostov-on-Don airport led to the crew's multiple landing attempts.
The crew was unable to recover the plane and the Boeing 737-800 hit the ground with a speed of more than 600 kilometres per hour and a pitch exceeding 50 degrees, the report said.
The aviation authority said its investigation into the March 19 crash is ongoing, with help from pilots from the UAE, Russia, the United States.
In response to the IAC report, FlyDubai chief executive Ghaith Al Ghaith said the airline shares a "desire to get conclusive findings as quickly as possible".
"We are aware of the information that has been released by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC)," he said.
"We continue to support the investigating authorities in liaison with the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)."
Russian investigators said it will now complete work on deciphering the pilots' final conversation in the hours leading up to the crash before it could wrap up its investigation.
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