>Plane carrying 175 people crashes while landing at Muan Airport
>Reporter Park Kyung-woo
>Passenger KakaoTalk, control tower communication contents, etc. confirmed.
>Engine flames during circling for second landing, fuselage landing attempted at an urgent moment KakaoTalk conversation of a Jeju Air passenger who crashed at Muan Airport. He told an acquaintance that he could not land due to a flock of birds.
>KakaoTalk conversation of a Jeju Air passenger who crashed at Muan Airport. He told an acquaintance that he could not land due to a flock of birds.
>The Jeju Air passenger plane that crashed after straying from the runway while landing at Muan International Airport was confirmed to have collided with a flock of birds while approaching the airport. This caused a fire in the engine, and smoke and toxic gases entered the aircraft, causing the plane to attempt a hasty landing.
>According to a comprehensive report by the Hankook Ilbo on the 29th, the accident passenger plane was scheduled to land at Muan Airport at 8:30 AM that day. However, while approaching the airport while lowering its altitude for landing, a flock of birds struck the right wing and engine at an altitude of 200 meters.
>The passenger plane gave up landing and raised its nose. It seems that they judged that landing would be difficult. The Muan Airport control tower received this report from the captain. The captain then communicated with the control tower that he would attempt a second landing and circled over the airport, but in the meantime, flames broke out in the engine. An official familiar with the communication said, "Despite the sufficient runway length, smoke and toxic gases entered the aircraft, and an emergency landing was made without time to take measures such as draining fuel." "It seems that the engine system deteriorated, so the electronics and hydraulic systems did not work, and that is why the landing gear did not come down."
>In an emergency, the control tower reportedly had a dedicated fire brigade on standby near the runway. An airport official said, "If we had known about the landing gear failure earlier, we could have dumped all the fuel (remaining in the aircraft) and applied a substance to the runway floor that could increase the coefficient of friction and cool the flames. However, time was of the essence."
>During the second landing attempt, the runway approach and landing angle were good, and the captain switched to manual control. An airport official said, "After landing on the runway, we had no choice but to rely on wing (engine) reverse thrust to decelerate," and "Since steering was also impossible, we collided with the outer wall at the end of the runway."
>A KakaoTalk message from a passenger on the accident plane was also confirmed, suggesting a bird strike just before landing. According to the message, at exactly 9 o'clock, a passenger told an acquaintance, "A bird got caught on my wing, so I can't land."
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>Article
>The Korea Times
>Plane carrying 175 people crashes while landing at Muan Airport
>Reporter Park Kyung-woo
>Passenger KakaoTalk, control tower communication contents, etc. confirmed.
>Engine flames during circling for second landing, fuselage landing attempted at an urgent moment KakaoTalk conversation of a Jeju Air passenger who crashed at Muan Airport. He told an acquaintance that he could not land due to a flock of birds.
>KakaoTalk conversation of a Jeju Air passenger who crashed at Muan Airport. He told an acquaintance that he could not land due to a flock of birds.
>The Jeju Air passenger plane that crashed after straying from the runway while landing at Muan International Airport was confirmed to have collided with a flock of birds while approaching the airport. This caused a fire in the engine, and smoke and toxic gases entered the aircraft, causing the plane to attempt a hasty landing.
>According to a comprehensive report by the Hankook Ilbo on the 29th, the accident passenger plane was scheduled to land at Muan Airport at 8:30 AM that day. However, while approaching the airport while lowering its altitude for landing, a flock of birds struck the right wing and engine at an altitude of 200 meters.
>The passenger plane gave up landing and raised its nose. It seems that they judged that landing would be difficult. The Muan Airport control tower received this report from the captain. The captain then communicated with the control tower that he would attempt a second landing and circled over the airport, but in the meantime, flames broke out in the engine. An official familiar with the communication said, "Despite the sufficient runway length, smoke and toxic gases entered the aircraft, and an emergency landing was made without time to take measures such as draining fuel." "It seems that the engine system deteriorated, so the electronics and hydraulic systems did not work, and that is why the landing gear did not come down."
>In an emergency, the control tower reportedly had a dedicated fire brigade on standby near the runway. An airport official said, "If we had known about the landing gear failure earlier, we could have dumped all the fuel (remaining in the aircraft) and applied a substance to the runway floor that could increase the coefficient of friction and cool the flames. However, time was of the essence."
>During the second landing attempt, the runway approach and landing angle were good, and the captain switched to manual control. An airport official said, "After landing on the runway, we had no choice but to rely on wing (engine) reverse thrust to decelerate," and "Since steering was also impossible, we collided with the outer wall at the end of the runway."
>A KakaoTalk message from a passenger on the accident plane was also confirmed, suggesting a bird strike just before landing. According to the message, at exactly 9 o'clock, a passenger told an acquaintance, "A bird got caught on my wing, so I can't land."