SEEKING ANSWERS TO TRAGIC PLANE CRASH

제주항공 여객기 참사 한국 사회 여파

Welcome to Press Perspective for this Thursday January 9th here in Seoul.
I'm Min Sunhee.
Confirming the cause of Korea's deadliest domestic air disaster that occurred late December will take time and for now authorities are asking for patience as they seek answers that many hope will allow for some form of closure to this tragedy.
For more I have Thomas Maresca with American news agency UPI.
Thomas it's lovely to have you here.
I also have freelance journalist Raphael Rashid with us.
Raphael welcome back.

1) Thomas, first then, how far have investigators gotten in terms of identifying the cause of the crash?

2) Raphael, there have been a number of possible explanations shared by pundits: some purely speculative, others more plausible.
Do touch upon some of them for us.

3) Thomas, as we await the result of the investigation into the root of the tragic event, experts have raised questions about some details of the crash.
Do tell us more.

4) Raphael, how has the Korean government under acting President Choi Sang-mok been handling this aviation disaster?

5) Thomas, what about Jeju Air?
What has been its response, and how has it been impacted by this accident?

6) Raphael, broadly speaking, what can you share with us about the track record of Korea's aviation industry?

7) Meanwhile Thomas, authorities have also vowed to crack down hard on those who spread fake news or share groundless malicious comments online about the victims of the plane crash.
What have you been hearing?

8) Raphael, perhaps we can end with a few words on the importance of seeking a path forward from this loss.
What would you like to say?

All right.

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2025-01-09, 17:30 (KST)

[SorinStephen]

*_A few minutes before landing a passenger sent a message informing a relative that was waiting for them to land that they struck a bird and have difficulties trying to land and she was asking half jokingly if she better draw a will - that is to prepare to die because said difficulties occasioned by the bird being stuck into one of the wings - and this apparently dark humorous prediction - this grim prophecy that she would soon die - proved to be so true just few minutes later So the point here is how come that said passenger was able to send this message from her smartphone while trying to land -:this means she had active internet connection even if in the landing phase if I'm correct_*

[SorinStephen]

*_The pilots are required to have a mental picture of the entire landing process - so how did they imagined in their minds the succession of the steps necessary after the touchdown coming from the opposite direction - with no ability to break and the runway being barred by that impassable barrier - so it's obvious to any clear minded entity that the real cause of this huge disaster is the complete failure of both the pilots and those in the control tower to devise a feasible way to bring the plane to a safe stop after landing from the opposite direction_*
*_So the bird was only the initiator of this rushed and unprepared landing - and both the pilots and the air traffic control share the same responsibility in their inability to find a feasible way to safely stop the plane after the touchdown coming from the opposite direction - and with limited or even absent ability to reduce the speed and to steer the plane away of that deadly impact trajectory - which in the end lead them to that fatal explosion -:so why months of investigations would be necessary when by just watching these images should be more than explanatory - and surely listening to the communications betwen the pilots and those in the tower - they are the main actors of this tragedy and the sole responsible - along with those that build the deadly wall - the poor bird only triggered that emergency landing which proved lethal in the end because of the collective inability to find a solution to this crisis_*

[Kat-zjkd]

Not much information is being shared - maybe we are not to know of the blackbox recordings -as it might be revealing somethings which led to this crash

[SorinStephen]

*_The poor bird is merely a convenient scapegoat for this huge tragedy to veil the real ones responsible_*
*_This disaster didn't occur in a remote unseen area - in fact its landing was recorded in high resolution_* - *_and by just simply looking at this video it is clear that the collision is the only ultimate cause of the huge explosion that instantly killed everyone on board except for the two survivors_*
*_All the world can watch and rewatch these images presenting the plane gently gliding along the runway and then violently hitting the hard concrete wall -:and it is precisely this collision that instantly triggers the fatal explosion_*
*_To have the poor bird as a scapegoat is clearly an offence to the memory of the victims and their families - they deserve better than this - and those responsible for building that impassable barrier know this very well_* - *_and this is exactly why they shift the blame on that unfortunate bird_*

[gtf]

I’m surprised among the list of potential causes that the expert on the right listed, that pilot error wasn’t even mentioned as one of the items they’re investigating.

[StudiolivemusicIt]

Come mai non sono state rese pubbliche le registrazioni della conversazione originali tra i piloti e i controllori di volo? Nel caso dell'incidente del volo LaMia 2933 la conversazione con la torre di controllo fu la prima cosa che circolò sul web! Censura della Corea o diversamente non funzionava il registratore? Grazie a chi mi può rispondere!

[JimyoVibration]

The chain of errors that contributed to this crash are certainly going to amaze us. At no time are pilots taught to do wooferdills and then crash midfield backwards when bird struck.

[FERAS-ALKHATEEB]

The wall the real killer for the poor passengers

[kathrynsmith]

Why built a concrete wall at end of an airport runway?

[dynasty]

Some unease often occurs when western pilots fly with Korean pilots. The training is just not up to par in terms of handling emergencies. Part of it is due to the Korean language and power structure, where the kind of assertive communication needed in an emergency is less likely to occur due to these factors. Also budget airlines in Korea, often have overworked and fatigue pilots. The bird strike was just enough of a difficult situation and combined with their fatigue that they made several critical errors. And that stupid barrier, of course.

[KOFAKEDEM]

A special detachment of birds flew in, grabbed the cockpit voice recorder, and made off with it. As a result, no information from the cockpit voice recorder is possible. It's expected to take ten years before data from the flight recorder could be deciphered.

[edwardwong]

The Korean Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is doing DNA analysis on the birds so that the family of the bird(s) involved can be identified and tagged and hopefully brought to justice for this atrocity.

[mikelangston]

I have not seen any comments like this, but sure looks like suicide mission

[ReineDz]

Everyone blames the poor bird And nobody is blaming the 🎉🎉

[artomontonen]

Turning off the left engine can cause an accident failure chain, where many things go wrong. Pilot error could have been caused by a burning smell or smoke in the cockpit. Because of the left engine, the hydraulics stop working and the plane has only one badly damaged engine. Another option is that both engines fail badly at almost the same time when birds hit the engines. Time is running out and both engines are lost. The best chance would have been to land the first time without worrying about the damage, because the problems start when the plane aborts the landing.

[artomontonen]

The electricity to the black boxes was cut off immediately. The cause of the accident cannot be found in the memory of the black boxes, because the recording stops 4 minutes before the concrete barrier. Probably a shrapnel from the engine damaged the plane's electrical system or a short circuit overloaded the electricity and the fuse tripped.

[WorldPeace-AdamNeira]

REASONS for AIRCRAFT CRASHES


(1) Weather. e.g. Heavy cloud or fog > Low visibility. Rain. Snow. Hail. High winds. Icing etc. 15/1/1977 Linjeflyg Flight 618, Vickers 838 Viscount during approach to Stockholm Bromma Airport, Sweden.


(2) Mechanical Fault: e.g. 25/7/2000 Air France Flight 4590, Concorde. Gonesse, France.


(3) Engine Trouble: 9/7/1996 Delta Airlines, McDonnell Douglas Md-88, N927Da on runway 17 at Pensacola Regional Airport in Florida.


(4) Oxygen Depletion: 14/8/2005 Helios Airways Flight 522, crashed near Grammatiko, Greece.



(5) Fuel Depletion: 2/12/1977 Tupolev Tu-154, near Benghazi, Libya. (b) 23/7/1983 Air Canada Flight 143, commonly known as the “Gimli Glider”, Maintoba, Canada.


(6) Impact in the Air: (a) Bird Strike 4/8/1960 Lockheed L-188 Electra, Boston Harbour. (b) Hit a UAV. 10/8/2021 Cessna 172 on approach to Buttonville Municipal Airport.


(7) Murder > Suicide by Pilot. e.g. 24/3/2015 Germanwings Flight 9525.


(8) Hijacking. Multiple cases. e.g. (a) 7/9/1987 Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 (b) Sep. 11th 2001.


(9) Bomb on Board, e.g. 1/11/1955 United Air Lines Flight 629, Weld County, Colorado.

(10) Bad Landing or Take Off: e.g. 16/8/ Northwest Airlines Flight 255, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.


(11) Pilot Error: 23/3/1994 Aeroflot Flight 593, Kuznetsk Alatau. The pilot let his 15 y.o. son “play” in the cockpit whilst flying at an altitude of 9500 metres!


(12) Incorrect Instructions from ATC: 1/7/2002 Überlingen mid-air collision.


(13) Hit by a missile: e.g. 18/9/1961 Transair Sweden DC-6 crash, Ndola. Dag Hammarskjöld et al killed.


(14) Pilot blinded by a laser from the ground: Rarely results in fatalities. e.g. Pilot Jonathan Fay, Zenith 750 Cruzer Bush Plane. On approach to Arlington Airport, north Seattle. (Landed safely)



(15) Impact in the Air, near the ground: Transmission lines or tower. Building etc. 29/9/2024 onte Picayo area of Puçol, Valencia, Spain. Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter.



(16) Pilot in Charge or Co-Pilot suffers a Medical Emergency, e.g. Massive Heart Attack or Cardiac Arrest, e.g. 15/7/2023 Piper PA-46 crash, Martha's Vineyard plus many others... See “Kathryn’s Report”.



(17) Other.



The detectives at South Korea's version of the NSCB, "The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board" in Sejong City have already reviewed the Voice Data Recorder and will know what happened in the cockpit in the fifteen minutes before the plane’s destruction at exactly 09.03 local time 29/12/2024. They should make the unedited, raw Cockpit Audio File/Recording from the last 15 minutes of the flight to the time of the crash, available to the Korean public ASAP.

“The L-RD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.” - Proverbs 12:22


Prayers for the pilots, crew and passengers of Jeju Air Flight 2216.



Adam Neira
Founder of World Peace 2050
Founded in April 2000
Paris - Jerusalem - Melbourne


P.S. Note: The Global Aviation’s Revenue in 2024 reached nearly USD $900 billion dollars, with a nett profit of close to $100 billion. Including passenger/tourist ticket sales, aircraft sales, maintenance, upkeep etc. The Industry has a very well funded “Reputation Management” team working 24/7/365 to monitor air activity incidents and crashes and the narrative/media around them.

[johnnyrocket]

All the focus needs to be on the multiple poor decisions that were made in that cockpit!
Stop blaming anything else!

[jackbleiham]

Nothing really newsworthy ! I would like to hear from engineering experts how it is even possible that the data recorder stopped recording 4 minutes before the crash

[francisyu]

Who conducted this investigation? Is it as much reputed as renowned French Aviation authority?