South Korea's transport ministry will release a preliminary report on the Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people on Monday. The report will focus on the role of a possible bird strike in the December 29th incident, which occurred as the flight arrived at Muan International Airport from Bangkok. The investigation involves analyzing flight data, cockpit voice recordings, and communication with the control tower.
SEOUL : South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on last month's Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the nation's soil, the transport ministry said on Saturday.
The report will be sent to the International Civil Aviation Organization as well as the United States, France and Thailand, the ministry said. Seoul has been cooperating with investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and France's Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety.
At 08:58:11 a.m., the pilots discussed birds flying under the Boeing 737-800, then declared mayday at 08:58:56, reporting a bird strike while the plane was on a go-around, the statement said. Airport CCTV footage also showed the plane making"contact" with birds during the go-around, it said.
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