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From speeding to bird strikes: The dark spots of the South Korean plane crash

2024-12-30 19:36:24Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
From speeding to bird strikes: The dark spots of the South Korean plane crash
Footage from the crashed plane in South Korea

A day after the plane crash in South Korea (179 dead, 2 injured), experts continue to question what could have caused the sequence of events that led to the crash of the "Boeing 737-800" (not to be confused with the "737 Max"), which turned into a "fireball" as soon as it landed on the runway.

There are several aspects to clarify, analyzed below. Meanwhile, South Korean authorities have announced a full inspection of all Boeings, to understand if there are any structural problems.

What are the suspicions about the accident in South Korea?

Experts wonder why the plane was going so fast to the ground (at least 350 kilometers per hour), why the pilots were unable to lower the landing gear, why the engines had so much thrust, why the moving part of the wings was not in the landing position, and why the plane touched down on the tarmac too far forward, leaving hundreds of meters less space to stop.

Did the plane declare the code "mayday" before the crash, what happened?

This is one of the aspects to be clarified. It is not known in detail what happened in the last five minutes of the flight and it is known – according to a reconstruction by local authorities – that the plane postponed the first landing, but what happened after that is currently unknown. There is evidence, thanks to two videos on the ground, of what happens to the plane when it touches down on the runway and in the following seconds.

“Mayday” is the international air and maritime distress signal. This code is used by pilots and ship captains to signal a situation that is dangerous to their lives and those of their passengers.

But in some countries, firefighters, police officers, and some transportation organizations also use it. The code is always repeated 3 times in a row.

Why do experts also criticize the management of the situation on the ground?

Because they cannot understand why the firefighters were not already present at the scene and, above all, why they did not fill the runway with fire-fighting foam, which could have helped to contain the effects of the emergency landing.

Will "black boxes" help to understand the causes?

In particular, the "Flight Data Recorder", which records thousands of flight parameters. The other device, the "Cockpit Voice Recorder", will be used to capture the pilots' conversations and understand how they made certain decisions and whether there were other "human" elements that contributed to this catastrophic outcome.

Is bird strike the main cause of the tragedy?

Not really, according to recent expert assessments. However, "bird strike" may have been a trigger or contributor to the disaster.

A plane crash should never be seen as caused by one element, but rather should be analyzed as a chain of events.

Can bird strikes cause fatal accidents like the one in Korea?

According to statistics provided by Enac, the National Civil Aviation Authority, impacts with birds (especially) and other types of animals have caused the deaths of 804 people and the destruction of 739 aircraft.

Over the years, new aircraft have significantly reduced mortality. Yesterday appears to be an extreme event.

What is being done against "bird strike" in the air?

Pilots in flight can do very little against a flock of birds, especially if the collision occurs during takeoff or landing, as they have a “mandatory” path if they do not abort the maneuver.

But much has been done on the ground. Among the main actions, airports use dual-tone sirens or sound deterrents or use blank weapons.

After recent tragedies, is flying still safe?

Air travel has the lowest mortality rate considering all modes of transportation.

Although 2024 was worse than 2023 (a record period in terms of altitude safety), to date there have been three fatal accidents out of 38.2 million flights taken this year.

It should also be noted that the Azerbaijan Airlines accident was not due to aviation-related factors, but to external elements: in that case, the Embraer E190 was hit by fragments of a missile that exploded nearby.


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