s ▁CE O , ▁G ha ith ▁Al ▁G ha ith , ▁informed ▁Em ir ati ▁journal ists ▁that ▁special ists ▁from ▁the ▁engineering , ▁safety , ▁and ▁security ▁depart ments ▁of ▁Fly d ub ai ▁are ▁working ▁closely ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁investig ators . ▁He ▁asked ▁the ▁media ▁to ▁ref rain ▁from ▁spec ulation ▁and ▁" g ive ▁the ▁investig ators ▁time ▁to ▁do ▁their ▁job ▁and ▁come ▁out ▁with ▁results ". ▁ ▁Five ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁crash , ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁March , ▁the ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁of ▁Ab u ▁D hab i ▁Moh ammed ▁bin ▁Z ay ed ▁Al ▁N ah yan ▁went ▁to ▁Moscow ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁crash ▁investigation ▁with ▁Russian ▁President ▁Vladimir ▁Put in . ▁ ▁A viation ▁exper ts ▁in ▁Russia ▁pointed ▁out ▁multiple ▁similar ities ▁between ▁Fl ight ▁ 9 8 1 ▁and ▁T atar stan ▁Airlines ▁Fl ight ▁ 3 6 3 . ▁In ▁both ▁cases , ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 ▁impact ed ▁the ▁air field ▁at ▁a ▁high ▁vertical ▁speed ▁while ▁attempting ▁a ▁go - around . ▁The ▁Fl ight ▁ 3 6 3 ▁investigation , ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Inter state ▁A viation ▁Committee , ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁accident ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁pilot ▁error ; ▁one ▁diss ent ing ▁commission ▁member , ▁a ▁Ros av iat si ya ▁representative , ▁file d ▁an ▁alternative ▁opinion ▁report , ▁claim ing ▁the ▁commission ▁ignored ▁a ▁possible ▁mechanical ▁mal function ▁of ▁the