Russian passenger plane with hydraulics problem makes emergency landing in field

An Airbus A320 after an emergency landing near Ubinskoye village, Novosibirsk Region, Russia (Ministry of Emergency Situations press service via AP)

A Russian passenger plane with 170 people on board made a successful wheels-down emergency landing in a field, officials have said.

The Airbus A320 belonging to Ural Airlines was flying from the Black Sea resort of Sochi to Omsk in eastern Siberia when the crew reported a problem with the hydraulic system and requested permission for the plane to land at Tolmachevo Airport in Novosibirsk, which has a longer runway.