Sky News quoted Mr. David Learmount, Britain’s leading aviation safety expert, as saying that the collision between the Jeju Air flight and the concrete wall at the end of the runway at Muan International Airport was “a moment of creating “tragedy in Korea.
According to Learmount experts, building a wall in that location is very dangerous.
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Witnesses reported that many birds appeared around the runway before the plane landed, and the air traffic tower warned pilots about the possibility of the plane being hit by birds. A minute later, the plane sent out an emergency signal.
When the plane tried to land a second time at 9:30 a.m. December 29 (local time), the plane’s landing gear was not activated.
The remains of the plane wreckage and the wall
Expert Learmount said that the people on the plane had a high chance of escaping because the pilot managed to land the plane on his belly despite the high speed.
“The pilot landed okay in that situation, the plane moved very fast but remained intact while sliding on the runway,” Sky News quoted a British expert as saying.
When it reached the end of the runway, the plane crashed into a concrete wall, exploded and was almost completely destroyed.
“That type of construction structure should not have appeared there,” according to experts.
Muan International Airport opened in 2007 and has become the busiest airport in southern Korea.
Satellite images show the wall at the end of the southern runway and has existed for many years to assist pilots landing at night or in bad weather conditions.
According to the latest information from investigators, the ill-fated flight did not have enough time to consume the necessary fuel before landing, Yonhap reported.
