179 people were killed in a terrible plane disaster that occurred in South Korea recently. According to preliminary estimates, Jeju Air Flight 2216 went down due to a “birdstrike.”
According to Knewz.com, the Monday, December 30 catastrophe has been named one of the deadliest stairline accidents in South Korean history.
The Boeing 737-800 departed Bangkok just after two in the morning local time.
According to Yu Kyung-soo, director of aviation safety policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport of South Korea, Jeju Air Flight 2216 reported a “bird strike” at approximately 8:59 a.m., which means that the aircraft collided with a bird and then declared “Mayday.”
According to Yu, the tragedy happened just minutes after a bird activity warning was given by the Muan International Airport control tower.
According to the South Korean National Fire Agency, the horrific plane accident claimed 179 lives, making it the year’s biggest airline disaster. Only two people have survived.
According to sources, it is also the first deadly accident involving a Jeju Air flight.
The National Transportation Safety Board, an independent investigative body of the US government, is currently involved in an inquiry into the horrifying tragedy.
In addition, it has been reported that “consultations [are] also ongoing with Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer, and CFM International, a joint venture between the United States and France that manufactured the plane’s engine.”
The first landing attempt of Jeju Air Flight 2216 was reportedly abandoned for causes that are still “unclear.”
Ground control provided the “bird strike” warning during the Boeing 737-800’s second landing attempt, just minutes before the aircraft made a distress call.
The aviation safety policy director at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport in South Korea said the Jeju Air flight was cleared to enter Runway 19 following the issuance of the “bird strike” notice.
The terrifying plane crash footage showed the Boeing 737-800 “belly-landing” at the airport, skidding down the runway, and then exploding into flames after colliding with the outside wall of the airport’s “localizer,” a concrete fence that protects a set of antennas designed to safely guide aircraft during landing.
The claimed incident’s video footage also revealed that the aircraft’s front landing gear failed to deploy during descent.
“Video of the crash indicated that the pilots did not deploy flaps or slats to slow the aircraft, suggesting a possible hydraulic failure,” according to reports.
The absence of manual landing gear lowering indicates that the flight crew did not have time to do so, according to John Cox, a retired airline pilot and CEO of Safety Operating Systems in St. Petersburg, Florida.
It is important to note that many people are worried about how well the South Korean government would manage the crisis considering the timing of the airplane disaster.
According to reports, there is currently a “leadership vacuum” in South Korea after President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo were impeached. This is most likely because the former president decided to declare martial law in the country for a short time.
According to reports, interim president Choi Sang-mok “instructed authorities to conduct an emergency review of the country’s aircraft operation systems” during a task force meeting on the sad accident.
“The essence of a responsible response would be renovating the aviation safety systems on the whole to prevent recurrences of similar incidents and building a safer Republic of South Korea,” the acting president said in a statement.
Notably, hundreds of grieving families have set up camp at Muan International Airport in the wake of what is regarded as one of South Korea’s largest aviation tragedies.
The fact that they are not permitted to view the remains of their loved ones who died in the plane disaster is said to have angered and irritated many of them.
Police Superintendent General Na Won-o stated that the attempt to identify all 179 fatalities was the reason for the delay in allowing relatives to view the deceased’s remains.
Note: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accuracy. Our writers use credible sources and adhere to strict fact-checking protocols to verify all claims and data before publication. If an error is identified, we promptly correct it and strive for transparency in all updates, feel free to reach out to us via email. We appreciate your trust and support!