Asiana Airlines, Korea, crashed short of runway in San Francisco International Airport USA
Boeing 777-28E ER Asiana Airlines flight OZ 214 from Seoul to San Francisco, bring 291 passengers and 12 crew members crashed short of runway 28L on landing at San Francisco. Most passengers and crew members were able to escape the burning aircraft. The flight crew gave no indication of a problem before attempting its landing.
Weather at the time of the accident, Clear and visibility at 10 miles.
Eyewitness said,
He saw the airliner land short of the runway with the landing gear hitting the seawall. A fire ball flared on the underside of the aircraft during the hard landing. The aircraft cartwheeled according to the eyewitness with the tail section and vertical stabilizers separating quickly. The right wing tip shows damage.
Passenger in the rear section of the aircraft said, the tail section hit the ground very hard and at least two Flight Attendants “fell out” from rear into the gap that was created when the tail section separated.
Reported to CNN
Victim report:
- 2 people have died
- 5 people critical
- 5 people serious
The remainder were later transported to area hospitals for medical attention and are expected to be released.
Condition of aircraft was badly damaged, broken tail and burning.
Asiana Airlines said that the plane was carrying 291 passengers (19 passengers in business class and 272 passengers economy class) and 16 crew members. Passengers consisted of 77 Korean citizens, 141 Chinese citizens, 61 U.S. citizen, 1 Japanese, and others with a total of 291 passengers.
Release issued by the airline, Asiana airlines flight number OZ-214 departed from Seoul on July 6 at 16:35 Korean time toward San Francisco. On July 7, 11:28 pm San Francisco time, the accident occurred on flight OZ-214 when landing on Runway 28, San Francisco International Airport.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) immediately sent an investigative team to San Francisco to investigate the cause of this accident. NTSB leadership, Deborah Hersman said, it was too early to ascertain the cause of the accident. It will look at all possibilities and gather all the facts before making conclusions.
Condition of aircraft was badly damaged, broken tail and burning.
Asiana Airlines said that the plane was carrying 291 passengers (19 passengers in business class and 272 passengers economy class) and 16 crew members. Passengers consisted of 77 Korean citizens, 141 Chinese citizens, 61 U.S. citizen, 1 Japanese, and others with a total of 291 passengers.
Release issued by the airline, Asiana airlines flight number OZ-214 departed from Seoul on July 6 at 16:35 Korean time toward San Francisco. On July 7, 11:28 pm San Francisco time, the accident occurred on flight OZ-214 when landing on Runway 28, San Francisco International Airport.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) immediately sent an investigative team to San Francisco to investigate the cause of this accident. NTSB leadership, Deborah Hersman said, it was too early to ascertain the cause of the accident. It will look at all possibilities and gather all the facts before making conclusions.
