A timeline has been released of the Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed at Muan International Airport
A timeline has been released of the Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday. (H/t News Korea)
The plane departed from Bangkok, Thailand at 1:30 am and was scheduled to land in Muan at 8:30 am.
During its first landing attempt on runway No. 1., the plane failed to land and performed a go-around, a maneuver in which a pilot aborts. (8:54 am)
The airport's control tower alerted the flight crew about potential bird strike risks. (8:57 am)
Just one minute later, the pilot of the ill-fated aircraft issued a mayday distress signal. (8:58 am)
The plane attempted an emergency landing on runway No. 19. (9:00 am)
At 9:03 a.m, The Jeju Air flight 2216 crashed into a concrete mound at the end of the runway, following an attempted belly landing.
The plane crash killed 179 people. Two people survived.
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A timeline has been released of the Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed at Muan International Airport
A timeline has been released of the Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday. (H/t News Korea) The plane departed from Bangkok, Thailand at 1:30 am and was scheduled to land in Muan at 8:30 am. During its first landing attempt on runway No. 1., the plane failed to land and performed a go-around, a maneuver in which a pilot aborts. (8:54 am) The airport's control tower alerted the flight crew about potential bird strike risks. (8:57 am) Just one minute later, the pilot of the ill-fated aircraft issued a mayday distress signal. (8:58 am) The plane attempted an emergency landing on runway No. 19. (9:00 am) At 9:03 a.m, The Jeju Air flight 2216 crashed into a concrete mound at the end of the runway, following an attempted belly landing. The plane crash killed 179 people. Two people survived.
