Jeju Air plane crash: What happens to an aircraft when a so-called bird strike occurs? | DW News

World leaders have been sending condolences and offers of assistance to South Korea, after the country's deadliest aviation disaster on home soil. 179 passengers and crew aboard the Jeju Air flight were killed when the plane skidded off the runway at Muan International Airport and burst into flames. Only two people survived - both were members of the crew. Investigators are now analyzing the flight data, as they try to piece together what happened.

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[hansoll]

The worst part is that the passengers likely thought they were safe being on the ground but they did not realize the damn wall at the end of the runway. .

[lambertois]

The plane burst in flame after it hit the concrete wall ! The concrete wall killed the 179 passengers !
There is a major flaw in the design of the Nuan airport: Not enough space at the end of the runway to slow down the plane. Instead, there is a deadly concrete wall !

[Cristoforo]

Everything about the plane (high speed, no spoilers, no extended flaps, no reverse thrusters, and no landing gear) could possibly suggest the pilots were attempting a second go-around, but may not have been able to develop V1, the critical minimum take off speed.

[BarzanHsaeed]

Jesus! that wall is just ridiculous, nothing survives with a head on collision with a reinforced concrete wall.

[kyberfun]

What kind of an "expert" is this?!?

3:20 "there's no way they could deploy the flaps"
Not sure how he came to this conclusion. The flaps not being deployed doesn't mean there was no way to do so.

4:45 "Aviation people will tell you that an aircraft should be able to fly with one engine. Whether it can fly at that very low level, we don't know because this one clearly didn't"
Uh, yes, we do know whether a 737-800 can fly on one engine. Does this "expert" think that certification agencies are just guessing when they certify them as being able to fly (and take off) on just one engine?

[sncy]

This crash was not caused by a bird strike. At most, that would be a contributing factor. I think that the biggest question is why there was a concrete structure in the runway overrun area, which should be cleared of any obstacles 300m past the runway threshold, and why the airport didn’t have EMAS (engineered material arresting system) installed at the end of the runway, as is required per ICAO specs. Were the airport built to international standards, it is likely that there wouldn’t have been any loss of life.

[JoannaKasandraRojo]

The barrier killed them. Leaving zero chance of survival.

[onairostik]

They should have installed barricade webbing system at the end of the runway not a freaking wall!

[stevinharper]

That was awful my condolences to the family and friends of those onboard

[EsIstTurnt]

Whos bright idea was it to put a big concrete wall at the end of the run way 🧐

[nargis-pq]

It's really cruel and can't control my tears😢

[osso]

This is a relatively new airport. Why were there obstructions there? Were there any problems with the airport design? I would like to see an investigation.

[andrewmacdonald]

My heart goes out to those left behind...to pick up the pieces...people like Mr Jeon Je-Young...to lose anyone close to you in such circumstances...utterly appalling...

[Timbo]

Why in the name of all sensibilities was there a bloody concrete wall at the end of the runway? Utter madness!

[happyduckling]

ICAO Doc 9157 Aerodrome Design Manual - Part1 Runway - Chapter 5.4 "Runway End Safety Area (RESA)" : "A runway End Safety Area should, as far as practicable, extend from the end of the runway strip to a distance of at least 240 ....Any equipment or installation ....which must be located on the RESA is required to be frangible...."

From ICAO regulatory point of view, it seems that the loc antenna berm is IN VIOLATION with regulation.

1/ The berm IS in the RESA....The berm is at 140 m from the end of the runway strip (strip = runway+stopway).
2/ The berm, with a 40 cm thick reinforced concrete slab on top of it, is obviously NOT frangible...

[DougGrinbergs]

0:46 Standard response: who's interviewed the person who recorded the viral video of the crash?

[pinnacleren]

Nothing about this accident makes sense. When you consider the redundancy of this aircraft. Those specific engines on this aircraft can tolerate bird strikes. It appears they attempted to land this aircraft in a hurry versus going around and perhaps using the airplane manual to troubleshoot, whatever problem they were having. UNLESS...there was a catastrophe INSIDE the cabin. This would explain why the pilots chose to immediately land the plane, forgoing troubleshooting and...in the opposite direction of the runway. They decided they needed to land the plane immediately.

[eudaenomic]

1. Why don't you have the video of the engine blowing as seen from below.
2. Why wasn't the gravity assist landing gear deployed?
3. Why was that wall there?
4. Why didn't the pilot dump most of the fuel prior to attempting to land.
5. Why hasn't DW asked these questions to the relevant authorities.

[dineshkumarsnair]

RIP the passenger s soul and my condolences to the bereaved family members..

My focus is only what happened to the Craft after it was brought to the ground by the pilot in a safe condition till it cruising was stopped by the WALL whose presence at the end of the runway is primary responsible for the fatalities..

[uludak]

pilots probably didn't expect a concrete wall at the end neither