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Jeju Air flight 7C 2216 crashed upon landing at Muan International Airport (MWN) after flying from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK). The Boeing 737-800 had 181 passengers and crew on board with 28 fatalities confirmed so far.
BREAKING: Video shows crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea. 181 people on board pic.twitter.com/9rQUC0Yxt8
— BNO News (@BNONews) December 29, 2024
The terrifying video shows the Boeing 737-800 land on runway 01 without landing gear. It does not slow down, goes off of the runway, and crashes into a wall. A fiery blaze erupts. No details have been released as to why the landing gear was not deployed.
One of the first photos from the crash site of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea. At least 175 people were on board – Yonhap pic.twitter.com/oLZGit0P9A
— BNO News (@BNONews) December 29, 2024
There are currently 28 fatalities, but the number dead will likely increase based on the severity of the crash. Jeju Air is a South Korean low-cost carrier. It has not had a fatal accident in its history until today.
Extremely likely that Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243 from Baku to Grozny has been shut down by Russian air defense. Shrapnel impact clearly visible on the Embraer ERJ190 fuselage. pic.twitter.com/9CJoKfKDhY
— Christopher Potter (@chris_p_potter) December 25, 2024
This is the second crash that we have seen this week. Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2 8243 was flying from Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Grozny Airport (GRZ) in Russia’s Chechnya on Christmas Day. The 301-mile flight was forced to divert to Aqtau International Airport (SCO) and crashed near the airport. Initial reports blamed a bird strike, but it now appears that the crash was caused by a Russian surface-to-air missile.
Anthony’s Take: An investigation will be ongoing in South Korea. My condolences to the families and friends who lost loved ones and I hope that there are not too many more deaths as a result of this accident.
(Featured Image Credit: Yonhap News.)
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Birds struck the plane mid-flight may have caused the malfunction with the landing gear.
The aircraft involved was manufactured in 2009 and powered by two CFM56 turbofan engines. It made its maiden flight on August 19, 2009 and was delivered new to Ryanair. Since 2017, the aircraft has been operated by Jeju Air.
On December 27, 2024, two days before the accident, the aircraft diverted to Incheon International Airport while operating Jeju Air flight 8135 to Beijing Daxing International Airport originating from Jeju International Airport. The aircraft was in cruising flight transiting the Yellow Sea at FL320 when flight crew declared an emergency. A descent and diversion to Searle Incheon International Airport (ICN) was then carried out. Flight crew squawked emergency transponder code 7700, declaring an emergency when established on the descent on track to the diversion airport.
Jeju Air is the largest low-cost carrier in South Korea.
Muan’s runway is just over 9,000 feet long, so it’s not short. Details about why the jet landed without gear, and why it was still at such a high speed at the end of the runway, remain to be seen.