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Asiana Airlines Flight 214: Crash
Reico Colter SR
Herzing University Atlanta Campus
What I Have Learned: Asiana Airlines Flight 214 Crash
On July 6, 2013 Asiana Flight 214 was headed to San Francisco from Seoul, South Korea and suddenly crash landed on the runway killing three and injuring 180 passengers.
This crash landing earlier this month of Asiana Flight 214 in San Francisco called to mind a dark period in South Korea’s aviation history, when a series of deadly crashes on Korean Air planes led Delta and Air France to suspend the airline from their code-sharing alliance. In response to the Asiana crash landing, whose cause investigators have not yet determined, South Korea’s transport ministry ordered the country’s airlines to beef up safety measures and add training for pilots and crew. According to Alex Davies, Business Insider
Investigators looking into the cause of the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at SFO say information from the flight data recorders shows the autopilot and auto-throttles appeared to be working as they were supposed to on final approach to the airport. “The engines and the flight control surfaces appear to be responding as expected to control inputs. “There is no anomalous behavior of the autopilot, of the flight director, and of the auto-throttle based on the FDR data viewed to date.” This device is used for controlling an aircraft or other vehicle without constant human intervention. According to National Transportation Safety Board Chairwomen
Pilot Lee Kang-Kook was on the flight that crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport Saturday was on his first long-distance training run with the Boeing 777 jet. Kang-Kook only had just 43 hours at the controls of the 777 prior to Saturday’s tragedy. Even a veteran gets training for a new jet,” the airlines spokeswoman said. “He has a lot of experience and previously had flown to San
Reico Colter SR
Herzing University Atlanta Campus
What I Have Learned: Asiana Airlines Flight 214 Crash
On July 6, 2013 Asiana Flight 214 was headed to San Francisco from Seoul, South Korea and suddenly crash landed on the runway killing three and injuring 180 passengers.
This crash landing earlier this month of Asiana Flight 214 in San Francisco called to mind a dark period in South Korea’s aviation history, when a series of deadly crashes on Korean Air planes led Delta and Air France to suspend the airline from their code-sharing alliance. In response to the Asiana crash landing, whose cause investigators have not yet determined, South Korea’s transport ministry ordered the country’s airlines to beef up safety measures and add training for pilots and crew. According to Alex Davies, Business Insider
Investigators looking into the cause of the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at SFO say information from the flight data recorders shows the autopilot and auto-throttles appeared to be working as they were supposed to on final approach to the airport. “The engines and the flight control surfaces appear to be responding as expected to control inputs. “There is no anomalous behavior of the autopilot, of the flight director, and of the auto-throttle based on the FDR data viewed to date.” This device is used for controlling an aircraft or other vehicle without constant human intervention. According to National Transportation Safety Board Chairwomen
Pilot Lee Kang-Kook was on the flight that crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport Saturday was on his first long-distance training run with the Boeing 777 jet. Kang-Kook only had just 43 hours at the controls of the 777 prior to Saturday’s tragedy. Even a veteran gets training for a new jet,” the airlines spokeswoman said. “He has a lot of experience and previously had flown to San