[SBS News Story] Jeju Air plane disaster, ‘4 mysterious minutes’ in-depth analysis

2025-01-03 20:41:04

The worst aviation accident in Korea occurred when a Jeju Air plane departing from Bangkok collided with airport facilities while attempting a 'fuselage landing' on the Muan Airport runway, killing 179 people except two crew members.

The accident plane suffered a bird strike, i.e. collided with a bird during landing, then decided to stop landing and take off again.

However, the landing gear was not lowered, and the plane eventually left the runway without being able to slow down, collided with a concrete mound, and exploded.

Were Muan Airport’s efforts to prevent bird collisions sufficient?

 

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