Deadly wall? Experts determine after aircraft disaster in Muan!

Deadly wall? Experts determine after aircraft disaster in Muan!

On Sunday morning, one of the heaviest aircraft gap in the country's history at the South Korean Airport Muan. A Boeing 737-800 of the low-cost airline Jeju Air, with 181 people on board, landed without a fold-out chassis and slipped beyond the runway before it broke up on a four-meter-high wall and opened up in flames. Tragically, 179 people died, while only two crew members survived. The machine was on the way from Bangkok to Muan, and on board there were almost exclusively Koreans and two Thai citizens.

The cause of the accident is currently being examined by local investigators and representatives of the US authority NTSB and the Boeing aircraft manufacturer. Experts suspect that a bird strike, which was reported by both the pilots and previously by the tower, led to the malfunction of the chassis. According to reports from

Investigations are based on Mauer

Another aspect that has been brought into the focus of the investigations concerns the dangerous construction of the wall, in the opinion of many experts, on which the plane smashed. This wall was equipped with an antenna system that is necessary for landing. The question is whether the construction of this four -meter -high wall may have contributed to the extent of the tragedy. Experts criticize that the antennas should be more flexible while the airport argues that the construction is necessary for optimal function. In the meantime, investigators have already identified 179 fatalities, as reported by Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger

The investigation of the incident continues and the runway remains closed until January 7th. In the meantime, Seoul caused a comprehensive review of the maintenance records of similar machines in the entire flight industry to identify potential risks and to ensure security.