Jeon Je-young is dealing with misfortune, just like a lot of other individuals are right now.
The plane disaster at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday morning claimed the lives of 179 people, including his daughter.
He said, “This is unbelievable,” to reporters.
Video was captured of the plane crash. Flight 2216 of Jeju Airlines is spotted landing without using its landing gear. The aircraft crashes into a wall and bursts into flames after skidding along the tarmac.
San Jose State University aviation professor and commercial airline pilot Scott Miller described this incident as “shocking.”
“It appeared that this flight was completely and utterly normal up until the very last seconds, and then it came apart in a very horrifying fashion,” he stated.
Miller is full of inquiries.
“The position, speed, and altitude of the aircraft are continually broadcast at almost all times using data that is available, known as automated dependent surveillance broadcast, or ADSB data. They seemed to have been prepared for a typical approach and landing at the proper speeds, based on the data, but something went horribly and catastrophically wrong,” he said. “ADSB data typically broadcasts anytime the aircraft is powered on. When the airplane was still 500 feet in the air, the last broadcast was heard, and it ceased. That is highly intriguing in and of itself and requires further research.
According to South Korean emergency personnel on the scene, they believe the crash was caused by a bird strike or worsening weather, but a thorough investigation will be conducted to pinpoint the precise cause.
Miller was asked by CBS News Bay Area what he plans to search for during the course of the probe.
“The status of the engines, and were both engines producing power after the event,” he stated.
He stated the probe would benefit from the mobile phone footage.
The black box with flight data and voice recordings from the cockpit has also been discovered by investigators.
“I can tell that they had power since they were able to get the flaps retracted, but I can also tell that they didn’t have power because the ADSB stopped operating. There are many paradoxes at the moment. However, the flight data recorder will be able to reconcile those discrepancies and provide us with a picture of what transpired,” he stated.
According to the airline, the aircraft was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 that was in good maintenance and showed no symptoms of malfunction.
“Teams from around the world, including Boeing, the FAA, are going to Korea right now to help assist with this investigation,” Miller stated. “One thing is for sure: The reasons will be determined and then we’ll be able to put steps in place to help eliminate whatever risks occurred here, making air travel even safer in the future.”
In what has turned out to be one of the deadliest aviation disasters in South Korea’s history, two of the 181 passengers on board survived.
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