Bird strike disaster: Over 180 dead to Crash in South Korea!

Bird strike disaster: Over 180 dead to Crash in South Korea!

In a tragic incident in South Korea, a plane crash occurred on Sunday morning (local time), which was probably triggered by a bird strike in connection with problems with the chassis of the Boeing 737-800 by Jeju Air. According to the authorities, the tower warned shortly before before birds near the Muan Airport, where the accident finally happened. The machine, which came from Bangkok, landed without a fold -out chassis and shattered on a wall. Of the 181 inmates, only two crew members survived, while almost all passengers, exclusively Koreans and two Thai citizens, lost life, such as the Kleine Zeitung reported.

cause and risks of bird strikes

bird strikes are a serious danger to aviation, especially when large birds such as geese or swans are affected. Christian Hellberg, Managing Director of the German Association for Flight Accident Prevention and Landscape Present (DAVVL), explains that the greater a bird, the higher the risk of damage in the event of a collision. Pilots or passengers often not notice anything in the case of smaller birds, but serious damage to the chassis are possible. Heinrich GroßbonGardt illustrates this in a report: "The palette ranges from demolished hydraulic lines to clumps from body parts." Such incidents have been significant because 262 people have been killed by bird strikes worldwide since 1988, while 250 aircraft were destroyed, such as the WDR

In order to prevent such dangers, airports and aircraft manufacturers have taken various measures, including stress tests of the engines and targeted scale measures. At international commercial airports in Germany, special bird striking officers take care of security by monitoring the environment and reacting immediately in the event of danger. In Cologne/Bonn, for example, Marc Franceberg must immediately inform the tower or take measures to prevent possible collisions by using desert buzzards or hunting dogs.