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First Post
3 days ago
- General
- First Post
South Korean navy patrol plane crash kills all aboard; third incident of flight accident in recent months
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, according to the navy. Around 40 firefighting personnel were dispatched to the crash site. South Korea has experienced notable aircraft accidents in recent months despite improving aviation safety standards read more South Korean firefighters and military work at the site of the South Korean navy plane's crash. AP A South Korean navy maritime patrol plane crashed Thursday (May 29), killing all four crew members aboard, authorities said. The aircraft crashed into a mountainous region near the southeastern city of Pohang just before 2 pm, approximately six minutes after takeoff, according to a statement from South Korea's navy. The plane had been performing routine takeoff and landing exercises at the time of the incident, the navy said. 'The navy has located all four bodies of the crew members and is currently recovering them,' the statement added. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Two officers and two non-commissioned officers were among the victims, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported. No civilian casualties were reported. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, according to the navy. Around 40 firefighting personnel were dispatched to the crash site, Yonhap reported. While South Korea has significantly improved its aviation safety standards over the past two decades, the country has experienced notable aircraft accidents in recent months. A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed during landing at Muan International Airport in December last year, resulting in 179 fatalities out of 181 people on board. The crash was attributed to a bird strike that led to a belly landing and collision with a concrete structure, making it the deadliest aviation disaster in South Korea's history. An Air Busan Airbus A321 caught fire while preparing for takeoff at Gimhae International Airport in Busan in January. All 176 occupants were evacuated safely, but seven individuals sustained injuries. The incident is under investigation. With inputs from agencies
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Jeju Air flight veers off course in Vietnam months after deadly crash, no injuries reported
Representative image Jeju Air, South Korea's top low-cost airline, faced another safety scare when one of its planes ran into minor trouble while landing at Da Nang International Airport in Vietnam, local news reported on Wednesday. Jeju Air Flight 2217 from Incheonbriefly went off course while landing at the airport at around 12.50 AM (1.50 AM Singapore time) on Tuesday. The plane, which had 183 passengers on board, quickly got back on track and landed safely. No one was hurt, but the landing gear tyres were damaged. The airline replaced the tires in Da Nang and deployed a replacement plane of the same type, Boeing 737-800, for the return flight. The return flight took off at 4.08 PM on the same day from Da Nang International Airport, 14 hours and 38 minutes later than the initially scheduled time. Jeju Air's fleet comprises mostly Boeing 737-800 planes, which was also the model of the ill-fated Flight 2216. Officials from South Korea's ministry of land, infrastructure and transport are conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of the incident. This comes months after Jeju Air faced a serious accident on December 29, 2024, when Flight 2216 crash-landed at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla province. The plane slid off the runway and hit a berm that surrounded a concrete structure. It exploded on impact, killing almost everyone on board. Only two crew members sitting at the back of the plane survived.
Straits Times
3 days ago
- General
- Straits Times
Jeju Air plane damaged in botched landing at Vietnam airport, no injuries
The tires on the plane's landing gear were damaged after it veered off course while landing at Vietnam's Da Nang International Airport. PHOTO: REUTERS SEOUL - Jeju Air, under public scrutiny after the deadly crash of Flight 2216 that killed 179 in late 2024 , had another scare recently when one of its planes experienced minor difficulties while landing at Da Nang International Airport in Vietnam, according to local news reports on May 29 . Jeju Air Flight 2217 from Incheon veered off course for a moment while landing at the airport in Vietnam at around 12.50am (1.50am, Singapore time) on May 28 . The aircraft carrying 183 passengers immediately returned to course and no one was injured, but the tires on the landing gear were damaged in the process. The airline replaced the tires in Da Nang and deployed a replacement plane of the same type — Boeing 737-800 — for the return flight. The return flight took off at 4.08pm the same day from Da Nang International Airport, 14 hours and 38 minutes later than the initially scheduled time. Jeju Air's fleet mostly comprises Boeing 737-800 planes, which was also the model of the ill-fated Flight 2216. Officials of South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport are conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of the incident. Jeju Air, one of the leading budget carriers in Korea, suffered a major blow when Flight 2216 belly-landed at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province on Dec 29, 2024. The plane overshot the runway and crashed into a berm encasing a concrete structure, leading to an explosion that killed all of those onboard except two crew members in the back. The Transportation Ministry has confirmed a bird strike on at least one of the engines, but the exact details of the accident remain under probe. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Korea Herald
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Korea Herald
Jeju Air plane damaged in botched landing; no injuries
Plane momentarily goes off course while touching down in Da Nang, sustains damages to tires Jeju Air, under public scrutiny after the deadly crash of Flight 2216 that killed 179 late last year, had another scare recently when one of its planes experienced minor difficulties while landing at Da Nang International Airport in Vietnam, according to local news reports Thursday. Jeju Air Flight 2217 from Incheon veered off course for a moment while landing at the airport in Vietnam at around 12:50 a.m. on Wednesday. The aircraft carrying 183 passengers immediately returned to course and no one was injured, but the tires on the landing gear were damaged in the process. The airline replaced the tires in Da Nang and deployed a replacement plane of the same type — Boeing 737-800 — for the return flight. The return flight took off at 4:08 p.m. the same day from Da Nang International Airport, 14 hours and 38 minutes later than the initially scheduled time. Jeju Air's fleet mostly comprises Boeing 737-800 planes, which was also the model of the ill-fated Flight 2216. Officials of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport are conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of the incident. Jeju Air, one of the leading budget carriers in Korea, suffered a major blow when Flight 2216 belly-landed at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province on Dec. 29, 2024. The plane overshot the runway and crashed into a berm encasing a concrete structure, leading to an explosion that killed all of those onboard except two crew members in the back. The Transportation Ministry has confirmed a bird strike on at least one of the engines, but the exact details of the accident remain under probe.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
NTSB: Alaska Airlines landing gear collapse caused by 'excessive grinding'
May 27 (UPI) -- The National Transportation Safety Board revealed Tuesday that "excessive grinding" during maintenance work is what caused an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800's left landing gear to collapse during landing, two years ago in Southern California. In its final report, the NTSB determined that "maintenance personnel's excessive grinding of the left main landing gear's aft trunnion pin during machining, which imparted heat damage to the base metal, led to the fatigue cracking that caused the pin to fracture during landing." The plane's left landing gear collapsed on Aug. 20, 2023, as the Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle touched down at John Wayne-Orange County Airport. According to the pilot, it felt like a "firm jolt" and that the left side of the plane "slammed into the runway." None of the 106 passengers and six crew on board were injured. The 737 suffered significant damage to its left wing, which was repaired. The aircraft returned to service four months later. The NTSB report says the fatigue crack "was located along an area with a darker visual contrast following temper etch and metallographic inspections." "Elevated readings and an area of visual contrast were consistent with the area being exposed to higher temperatures becoming softer than the surrounding material," the NTSB said, while adding that the heat exposure "most likely" came from the grinding. The landing gear on the Boeing 737-800 was overhauled in July 2018 and investigators said the crack was not present at that time. MRO specialist Sunvair, in Valencia, Calif., performed the work. Sunvair has since added an additional inspection to its trunnion pin overhaul process. On Tuesday, the NTSB also issued its final report on a Delta Boeing 717, which safely skidded to an emergency landing after its nose landing gear failed to drop on descent into Charlotte, N.C., in June 2023. The NTSB pinned that landing gear failure on a broken support piece, caused by metal fatigue.
