MIRACLE LANDING

Hero pilot lands passenger plane in violent storm despite hailstones ripping aircraft’s nose apart

Hero captain Nikolay Satostin, 28, managed to guide the the Polar Airlines turboprop to safety after a freak storm ripped the fuselage apart

A CRACK Russian pilot saved 30 lives when he landed a stricken passenger jet after hailstones smashed a gaping hole in the plane's nose.

Hero captain Nikolay Satostin, 28, managed to guide the the Polar Airlines turboprop to safety after a freak storm ripped the fuselage apart.

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The plane's nose was ripped apart by a freak hailstormCredit: Polarair.ru / The Siberian Times

He brought the plane down in Siberia's Yakutsk Airport after a 665-mile flight from Olenyok.

Horrifying pictures show how the full extent of the damage to the An-24's nose.

Most of the plane's white paint has been blasted clean off, with a series of gaping holes at the very tip of the nose.

Moscow-based air safety watchdog Rosaviation has set up a commission to investigate the incident.

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Hero captain Nikolay Satostin, 28, managed to guide the the Polar Airlines turboprop to safetyCredit: The Siberian Times
He brought the plane down in Siberia's Yakutsk AirportCredit: Ysia.ru / The Siberian Times

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Investigators have already ruled out lightening being the cause.

Nose damage can be caused by birds - but the plane flew through a giant thunderstorm as it approached Yakutsk - the world's coldest city.

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The airline has so far not given details.

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