In this report from RiaNovosti, Russian Air Force chief Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin has stated that the plane 'behaved in such a manner because its control system failed in the air' and that the crew would be 'decorated for valor & courage' for getting the plane onto the runway in one piece....personally I think the crew handled the situation - which looked scary enough from the ground, let alone what it must have felt like in the cockpit - with remarkable skill & they certainly deserve to be congratulated.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20110506/163897006.html
Its also good to read that the result of the investigation will be made public too, despite the aircraft being a part of the Russian Air Force fleet.
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