Questions emerge after South Korean plane crash kills 179 people

It could take years until more details emerge about what caused the South Korean plane crash that killed 179 people. Robert Sumwalt, the former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, joined CBS News with more.

[DLWELD]

Insane to have a solid concrete wall at the end of the runway - good airports have a "run off area" with loose gravel to slow the plane down - or even have overrun cables like on an aircraft carrier - but a solid wall???? It was the wall that killed all those people.

[Craze]

There should not have been a concrete wall at the end of the runway, period.

[overdose]

The problem was the wall and SK's massive corruption

[chrisrobbins]

Looked intentional since the plane was still “thrusting” and not slowing down.

If you noticed all these “news” stations say the same thing “it was a bird strike”….look at all the other outlets and tell me I’m wrong

[Artforyourhearts]

4 plane crashes in 1 week, it is really weird. May the souls of the dead rest in peace, may God give patience to the families of the dead, may God give their hearts the strength to endure such pain.

[outdoorguy]

There's a good chance everyone would have survived if it wasn't for the fact that someone put a cement wall on the runway. What the heck is wrong with people. That wasn't very smart

[brianSalem]

Is it possible the crew didn't know the landing gear wasn't down?

[stevekelley]

No excuse ! Lawsuits should exceed more than $ 250, 000, 000, 000 !

[cfitzgduke]

Why would it take years? They should be able to get the DFDR and find out what happened. Looks like pilot error, rushing, forgetting to put the gear down, however, should they not have heard the gear warning horn?

[tknight]

True question is, could they have stayed in the air to circle around and land with one engine? This is very sad and I pray for everyone affected, it is so close to the Holidays and this could have been any of us, traveling to go see family or friends. RIP

[Bocap]

Why did'nt the pilot extends the wing's flaps before aproach landing ? My question. I mean the wing's flap should be maintance extending until the speed of the plane reduce to taxi speed.

[lloyd]

People ask why the plane didn't touch the ground. Here's my opinion: a plane flies because the shape of the wing creates low pressure above it and high pressure below it. So this plane floated down the runway on a cushion of high pressure air, like a hovercraft. The pilots should have "gone around" (while they still could) or gone to another airport.

[elitegaming]

No landing gear and no attempted crash landing?

[quinnjones]

why would anyone put a concrete wall at the end of a runway? Should there be crash barriers designed to slow down runaway planes OR an upward-sloping "sand pit" to capture and dissipate velocity again? Hummm

[Whatsahandle]

When you’re a flight attendant and you see All those people boarding I can’t imagine what those survivors remember about the people that boarded. That’ll probably be so incredibly unimaginable. Godbless the survivors and my heart goes out to all souls lost and their families

[MissTalmo]

thank you for pronouncing Jeju correctly!

[truth-lgxy]

I don't believe in coincidence. Its exactly what Russia said happened to that plane not a week ago!

[wenvqz.]

Pilot had to be nervous... 😞 As that was second approach. It was fast and gave no time to plan the landing and check up everything before trying a second landing. Although we don't know either if plane was having severe failures and that action was the only one available. :(

[miamiinfinity]

This woman sounds clueless .... I swear don't hire people just because of there voice

[thenukesquad]

This guy is crooked and paid off by BOEING.

Beginning: *he’s smiling*
End: “I don’t think Boeing will take a hit from this one”