Russian Su-33 Fighter Jet Crashes While Landing On Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier Off Syria

Three weeks after a Russian fighter jet crashed in the Mediterranean Sea shortly after launching from its aircraft carrier near the coast of Syria, overnight a fighter jet based on the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov skid off the deck during landing and became lost at sea after an arrestor gear line snapped and failed to stop the aircraft, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
According to RT, the pilot ejected from the plane and was rescued unharmed, the statement said. ‘Naval aviation sorties are continuing in accordance with their tasks,’ the ministry added.
The Aviationist adds that the combat plane crashed at its second attempt to land on the aircraft carrier in good weather conditions (visibility 10 kilometers, Sea State 4, wind at 12 knots): it seems that it missed the wires and failed to go around falling short of the bow of the warship.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Dec 5, 2016.