Emergency Landing (, translit. Na solnce, vdol' riadov kukuruzy) is a 2023 Russian aviation film directed by Sarik Andreasyan, telling about the successful emergency landing of a passenger plane near Zhukovsky on August 15, 2019. The main role is a man, pilot Damir Kasimovich Yusupov, played by Egor Beroev. The film was released on March 16, 2023.
The plot of the film is based on a real event that took place on August 15, 2019. The Ural Airlines Airbus A321-211 airliner was carrying out a scheduled flight U6 178 on the route MoscowâÂÂSimferopol, but shortly after departure from Zhukovsky Airport, it collided with a flock of seagulls, and both engines failed. The crew managed to land the plane safely in a cornfield. All 233 people on board (226 passengers and 7 crew members) survived, 74 people received injuries of varying severity.
Filming began in 2022. The role of Damir Yusupov's pilot was given to Egor Beroev, Yusupov himself became a consultant. The premiere took place on March 16, 2023.