Breaking: Boeing 737 in South Korea tries landing without landing gear and turns into ball of flames. 181 on board

[OneManGang]

Yeah I'm saying I don't get how a bird strike takes out hydraulics

Hydraulics power is linked to the engine power among other things. So engine failure could lead to failure of systems like flaps and gear etc. BUT, there should have been redundant systems for the gear. Why wasn’t it lowered?

 

[JLova]

Why is there a wall at the end of a runway though?

 

[King Poetic]

A bird strike has emerged as a possible factor in Sunday’s crash, after officials revealed that air traffic controllers warned the aircraft about bird strike risks minutes before the accident and one of the surviving crew members reportedly mentioned a bird strike after being rescued. While the exact cause remains under investigation, the incident has drawn attention to Muan International Airport’s history with such incidents, reports Yonhap News.

The airport has recorded the highest rate of bird strikes among South Korea’s 14 regional airports, with 10 incidents reported between 2019 and August this year, according to data submitted to parliament by the Korea Airports Corporation.

Avoid this airport

But once again what is on these runways for these planes to crash into once they bellyflop on the mat

 

[Problematic Pat]

Bird strikes are extremely common. Most airports have programs to keep birds away from the grounds and airspace. Remember the Hudson landing? Geese did that. Aircraft engines are susceptible to debris near the ground messing them up, that’s why planes engines are usually high up off the ground.

However here, there has to be more to it. Engine failure and flaps failure leading to a landing like this coming in this fast without gear can’t really be fully explained by a bird strike. Maybe the pilot got hit in the face by the birds? We just don’t know

How would the bird get in the cockpit???

 

[Numpsay]

Landing gear failed. Don't really know how a bird can cause that tho. Should have a fail safe built in where the landing gear can be manually lowered. Only two survivors outta 181 is crazy. Wonder how bad they were injured??

I get that but as of now we don't have further information. Also this was a 15 year old plane. Is Boeing the responsible partner for maintenance/upkeep? Genuine question.

 

[OneManGang]

I get that but as of now we don't have further information. Also this was a 15 year old plane. Is Boeing the responsible partner for maintenance/upkeep? Genuine question.

No the carriers are responsible for maintenance

 

[OneManGang]

How would the bird get in the cockpit???

Hit something hard enough with enough mass and that window is very breakable. It’s possible, but it’s just conjecture rn

 

[BlackXCL]

Relatives of passengers that were on the plane react at Muan International Airport on December 29. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

A wrecked plane seat lies on the ground of the crash site. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Imagine you put on your seat belt thinking you're safe, and the whole fukking seat gets ripped out of the plane and flown a hundred feet through the air. bodies must have been mangled. horrific stuff. RIP

 

[bigde09]

Relatives of passengers that were on the plane react at Muan International Airport on December 29. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

I don’t like showing people in their moments of grief

 

[BlackXCL]

South Korean soldiers work near the wreckage of a passenger plane that crashed at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on December 29. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Rescue team members work near the wreckage of the plane on December 29. Chung Sung-

 

[BlackXCL]

A relative of a passenger that was on the plane reacts at Muan International Airport on December 29. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

An excavator is used to lift burnt chairs from the wreckage. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Rescue team members operate outside of Muan International Airport. Ahn Young-joon/AP

 

[Marc Spector]

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/s/UdStvq7IMW

sort by best comments. Assuming these are real pilots, even they are having issues trying to piece it all together.

 

[BlackXCL]

Firefighters and rescue team members at the site of the crash. Ahn Young-joon/AP

Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae and others bow in apology for the plane crash during a press conference at Muan International Airport on December 29. Yonhap News Agency/Reuters

One of two passengers rescued from the aircraft is carried into a hospital in Mokpo, South Korea. Yonhap News Agency/Reuters

Smoke billows into the air as Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 burns, after it skid off the runway at Muan International Airport. South Korean National Fire Agency/Getty Images

 

[BlackXCL]

I don’t like showing people in their moments of grief

sucks. but this is real life. images like these help humanize the victims.

 

[Marc Spector]

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/s/2Mw4Ku9oIK