Factbox: Final minutes of Jeju Air flight before South Korea's deadliest air disaster

JejuAir Co

27/01/2025 24:01

(Updates article published on Dec. 20 with details of the
moment the blackboxes stopped recording, more precise
timestamps)
       Jan 27 (Reuters) - South Korea released on Monday a
preliminary report on its investigation into a Jeju Air crash on
Dec. 29 at Muan International Airport that killed 179 people in
the deadliest air disaster on the country's soil.
    The following are the final minutes of Flight 7C2216 as
provided by the preliminary report, South Korea's transport
ministry and fire authorities. 
    All times are Korea Standard Time (GMT+9). 
        
    8:54:43 a.m. - Jeju Air 7C2216 contacts Muan airport air
traffic control as it makes the final approach and is given
clearance to land on runway 01, which is orientated at 10
degrees east of north.
     
    8:57:50 a.m. - Air traffic control gives "caution - bird
activity" advisory. 
    
    8:58:11 a.m. - Jeju Air pilots are heard talking about
spotting a flock of birds under the aircraft.
    
    8:58:50 a.m. - The aircraft's flight data recorder (FDR) and
the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) stop recording. At the moment
both blackboxes stop recording, the aircraft is flying at the
speed of 161 knots (298 km/h or 185 mph) at an altitude of 498
ft (152 metres).
     
    8:58:56 a.m. - Flight 7C2216 pilot declares emergency Mayday
and tells air traffic control the aircraft is on a go-around due
to bird strike.
    
    9:00 a.m. - After initiating a go-around, Flight 7C2216
requests clearance to land on runway 19, which is by approach
from the opposite end of the airport's single runway.
     
    9:01 a.m. - Air traffic control authorises landing on runway
19.
     
    9:02 a.m. - Flight 7C2216 makes contact with runway at about
the 1,200m (1,312 yard) point of the 2,800m (3,062 yard) runway.
     
    9:02:34 a.m. - Air traffic control alerts "crash bell" at
airport fire rescue unit.
     
    9:02:55 a.m. - Airport fire rescue unit completes deploying
fire rescue equipment.
     
    9:02:57 a.m. - Flight 7C2216 crashes into embankment after
over-shooting the runway.
     
    9:10 a.m. - The Transport Ministry receives an accident
report from airport authorities. 
     
    9:23 a.m. - One male rescued and transported to a temporary
medical facility.
     
    9:38 a.m. - Muan airport is closed.
     
    9:50 a.m. - Rescue completed of a second person from inside
tail section of the plane.

 (Reporting by Jihoon Lee, Hyunjoo Jin, Ju-min Park and Hyonhee
Shin; Writing by Jack Kim; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Stephen
Coates)
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