Jeju Air plane received a warning from air traffic control about bird activity just one minute before its black box recording stopped.
FILE PHOTO: The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. - REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo: The ill-fated Jeju Air plane involved in last month’s deadly crash received a warning from air traffic control about bird activity just one minute before its black box recording stopped, South Korea’s Transport Ministry said on Saturday.
The investigation committee under the ministry said surveillance footage from the time of the accident at Muan International Airport confirmed that the plane attempted a go-around when it struck a flock of birds. The recording appears to have stopped at 8:58:50 am, suggesting that the plane likely lost power after both engines were shut down due to the bird strikes.
The plane flew for about four minutes before landing from the opposite direction without the landing gear deployed. It rammed into a concrete localiser mound and exploded in flames at 9:02:57 am.
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