Start descending • Watch: Passengers push plane in Siberia onto icy runway

Eliezer the Lion
November 26, 2014   
Pilots who forgot to apply the parking brake caused the brake pads to freeze • The solution: In minus 52 degrees, the passengers got off the plane and pushed it onto the icy runway • The flight reached its destination safely
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""Excuse me, can you help me push the car?" Every man among us has encountered this question at some point in his life.

But in Russia, the question took on a certain metamorphosis, a little surprising: "Can you help me push the plane a little bit on the descent?"

In Siberia, Russia, passengers were forced to get off the plane, in minus 52 degrees Celsius, and help the pilot push the plane to start it. The reason: Due to weather conditions, the plane did not take off.

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An inspection revealed that the plane had been parked for 24 hours, and its pilots had forgotten to apply the parking brake. The direct result was that the plane's brake pads froze and it was impossible to move.

There were 74 passengers on board the plane who didn't understand why the plane wouldn't take off. It was only after many minutes that the pilot announced that he was asking for help from the passengers, who pushed him along the icy runway until he came to life.

The flight took off and arrived at its destination – the city of Krasnoyarsk – without incident.

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