Aviation experts in Russia pointed out multiple similarities between Flight 981 and Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 . In both cases , a Boeing 737 impacted the airfield at a high vertical speed while attempting a go-around . The Flight 363 investigation , conducted by the Interstate Aviation Committee , ruled that the 2013 accident was the result of pilot error ; one dissenting commission member , a Rosaviatsiya representative , filed an alternative opinion report , claiming the commission ignored a possible mechanical malfunction of the Boeing 737 's elevator controls
Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363
Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363
Flydubai Flight 981