Crash of Korean Airline Flight 2033 Korean Flight 2033, Airbus A300B4-622R, carrying 152 passengers and 8 crew members crashed on August 10, 1994 after the plane overran the runway at Cheju, South Korea and caught fire while landing during adverse weather conditions (Accident pp). The approach was flown with slats/flats at 15/20 degrees due to suspected wind-shear (Accident pp). The plane approached fast and touched down 1773m past the runway threshold, was unable to stop on the remaining 1227m and overran at a speed of 104 kts (Aviation pp). After striking the airport wall and a guard post at 30 kits, the plane caught fire and burst into flames (Aviation pp). There was a struggle and argument between the captain and co-pilot during the last seconds of the landing...
Crew error was determined and there were no fatalities (Accident pp).Our semester plans gives you unlimited, unrestricted access to our entire library of resources —writing tools, guides, example essays, tutorials, class notes, and more.
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