Seoul, South Korea
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South Korean officials investigating last month’s Jeju Air plane crash have submitted a preliminary accident report to the United Nations Aviation Agency and authorities in the United States, France and Thailand, an official said on Monday. .
The report, available Monday, said investigations into the deadly air disaster on the country’s mainland are ongoing, including an analysis of the role of the “bird strike” and the engines and “localizer” landing guidance structures.
“All these investigative activities are aimed at determining the exact cause of the accident,” he said.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency, requires accident investigators to submit a preliminary report within 30 days of the accident and to make a final report public within 12 months. Encourage.
A Boeing 737-800 jet, originating from Bangkok and about to arrive at Maun International Airport, lights up the runway as it makes an emergency belly landing and crashes into the localizer structure, killing 181 on Dec. Two of the crew members were killed. 29.
Experts have said the localizer aided the aircraft’s navigation as it approached the runway, and the reinforced concrete and earth structure at Moan Airport supporting the system’s antenna was likely a cause of the disaster.
The report highlights preliminary findings by South Korean investigators who shared with families of the victims on Saturday, including the pilots, who discussed the flock of birds they had flown into. Seen on his last approach.
The exact time of the bird strike reported by the pilots is unconfirmed, but the plane “declared an emergency for a bird strike while circling,” the accident report said.
“Both engines were inspected, and each was found to have feather and bird blood stains,” he said.
“After the accident in Pashta, there was a fire and partial explosion. Both engines were buried in a mound of earth on the embankment, and the fuselage scattered 30-200 meters from the embankment,” he said.
The report does not say whether the pilots could have caused both data recorders to stop recording simultaneously before the May Day announcement. He said the plane was at an altitude of 498 feet (152 m) flying at 161 knots (298 km/h or 185 mph) when the black boxes stopped recording.
