Nasty plane crash in S. Korea

[Richard Cranium]

A bird strike could have killed that engine, but aircraft have built in redundancy systems. Why did it land with it's landing gear and flaps up? Both would have reduced its speed.

 

[Fran Blacker]

How did 126 passengers survive?

 

[T2R9]

How did 156 passengers survive?

Article I read said 179 dead and 2 survivors.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Caption guy didn't get it right. That's why the ? Thanks

 

[JackR]

The landing gear still should have deployed with an engine out. And the video with the 737 sliding down the runway showed the thrust reverser may have been deployed on the starboard engine. Could the pilots have not deployed the gear dealing with the bird strike damage?

 

[DeltaV]

Some additional video footage.

179 people killed in Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea


https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...irport-south-korea-yonhap-reports-2024-12-29/

 

[cr8crshr]

Could be that the flamed-out engine caused the gear hydraulics system to crash and the Pilots neglected to switch to the emergency switch to activate the backup system. A number of things are possible as the pucker factor goes up exponentially in an IFE...Inflight Emergence...and no time to run the necessary checklists. The mere fact that they got it on the ground was one thing but at the rate of speed, as it skidded down the runway and nothing to slow it down to manage the crash, it never had a chance!!! JMO...cr8crshr/Bill

 

[RJ Squirrel]

CNN released the names of the crew- Ho Lee Fuk, We Too Lo, and Bang Ding Ow.

 

[Sam69sat]

Everyone likely would have lived if it weren't for that reinforced concrete wall holding up the Instrument Landing antennas. They hit head on and the plane crumpled and exploded.

 

[gtx6970]

Two Very ,,,, Very lucky flight attendants survived

Condolences for the ones who didnt

 

[Photon440]

A 737 is certified to fly for 180 minutes on one engine, it can even climb with an engine out. Fortunately the voice recorders and "black box" have been recovered so we might find out what actually happened.

 

[kiwigtx]

Very tragic.

 

[Budnicks]

RIP to all the 179, unlucky passengers & rest of the flight crew...

 

[kiwigtx]

So a TV report says last night that the Emergency crew had sprayed fire-retardant all over the runway ....making it as slick as goose ****...... surely that didn't help with slowing the jet at the speed it was coming in.

 

[dadsbee]

Not sure they even touched an active runway, that looked like a short slide.

 

[kiwigtx]

Not sure they even touched an active runway, that looked like a short slide.

Maybe due to the problems on approach they were directed to an alternate runway for emergency use only?

 

[dadsbee]

Maybe due to the problems on approach they were directed to an alternate runway for emergency use only?

Entire thing is a cluster f.....

 

[kiwigtx]

Entire thing is a cluster f.....

My son said he heard about a similar incident in a similar plane in Europe somewhere only days ago.

Maybe that's why Boeing have jumped in and said they will offer all their support where possible?

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

Initial report I heard said after the bird strike they aborted one attempted landing and made a go around for the 2nd attempt. Shouldn't they have dumped all the fuel to avoid the explosion? Also wondering why they tried to land with the wall at the end instead of another spot? Hindsight is 20/20. What a terrible event. God bless them.

 

[kiwigtx]

South Korea has problems....

The government of South Korea has ordered Boeing 737-800 aircraft inspections following another Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 landing gear malfunction, according to a report by the South Korean news agency Yonhap.

This announcement comes just a day after a fatal crash landing of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 narrowbody, believed to have been caused by landing gear issues. The accident claimed 179 lives and is the country's deadliest air disaster. Two of the six crew members were pulled alive.

Airline and Boeing 737-800 safety inspections​

According to the report, South Korea's acting President, Choi Sang-mok, directed an urgent safety inspection of the nation's entire airline operating system, including all Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

The country's transport ministry announced plans for a comprehensive review to ensure airlines adhere to Boeing model regulations. This review will examine aircraft utilization rates, flight inspections, and maintenance records. Joo Jong-wan, aviation policy chief at the transport ministry, was quoted as saying:

"We plan to implement rigorous aviation safety inspections in response to the (landing gear) incidents."
Joo highlighted that Jeju Air is known for its high aircraft utilization rate, a factor some observers have suggested could have contributed to the crash. As an initial measure, the transport ministry revealed plans to carry out a special inspection of all 101 Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by South Korean airlines.

Of the 11 South Korean airlines, six operate fleets of Boeing 737-800s: Eastar Jet (10 737-800s), Jin Air (19 737-800s), Korean Air (2 737-800s), T'Way Air (27 737-800s), Air Incheon (4 737-800Fs), and Jeju Air (39 737-800s).

Another Jeju Air Landing Gear Fails After Crash: South Korean Regulator Orders Boeing 737-800 Inspections