Plane Crash in South Korea

South Korea is going through a political crisis, and now they have to deal with one of the deadliest plane crashes in South Korea history. Yesterday (29 Dec, 2024), an airplane called Jeju Air Plane, which was arriving from Bangkok, Thailand, witnessed the deadliest crash in the history of South Korea. There is footage that shows that the plane was landing without gear, and it can be clearly seen in the footage that the gear did not come out when the plane landed at Muan International Airport. There was a fire erupting, which slammed into the wall and blasted the entire plane. It is reported that this is the deadliest plane crash in South Korea after 1997.
It was reported early right after the incident happened that people who died were around 70; however, when detailed search and rescue started by the Muan International Airport and rescue operation team, the dead number reached 179, and 2 survived the crash. There were 175 passengers and 6 crew members. It was made official by the South Korean government that all the passengers on that plane died and only 2 crew members were saved. What caused the Jeju Air plane to crash? It is reported that the bird strike caused the plane to crash. According to South Korean officials and their local news, it was relieved that the pilot said that the plane had struck with a bird, and he declared mayday, mayday, mayday in South Korea at 8:59 local time. The air traffic control provided route for the plane to at 9:01, and the plane landed without gear at 9:02. Moreover, it can be seen on the footage that after landing without gear, it did an overshot, and then it crashed into the wall.
 

What is Bird Strike?  
 

When the birds hit with a plane and cause damage to the plane, it is called a bird strike. It is very common for Western countries to have a bird strike on the plane; however, it is very rare to have a conclusion like Jeju Air plane, and it is one of the deadliest crashes, as every life is very important. In the UK alone, 1400 cases of bird strike were reported, but none resulted in the crash. In history, the worst bird strike was reported in 2009 in New York, US. There was a bird strike reported where the plane had to make an emergency landing, and all 155 passengers survived.
 

 
South Korea Decides to Probe the Plane Crash  
 
The South Korean acting president announced that they will properly probe this matter and will resolve it as humanly possible. South Korea’s entire operation system of airlines is working to properly identify victims, and soon they will contact their families. It was officially announced that the major priority is now to treat survivors and contact families of people who died in the crash. The investigator will try to find out if it was actually the bird strike reported by the pilot or if it was something else that caused the gear to get stuck while landing. They also investigate other possible issues, like weather, or many experts raised questions that bird strikes do not cause gear issues, so it is yet to be seen what will be the conclusion of this investigation.