Plane crash in Korea – Pilots pointed out a strange moment – UNIAN
The history of aviation knows many cases of airplane collisions with birds, but something extraordinary happened here.
The circumstances of the crash of the passenger Boeing 737-800, which crashed in South Korea today, surprise even experienced pilots. The Times writes about this.
According to the currently dominant version, the problems began when the plane was landing with the landing gear extended and the flaps deployed. At an altitude of 275 meters, the plane crashed into a flock of birds, which led to a loss of power from the right engine. At this moment, the crew abandoned the landing and made a new approach to the landing strip. At the same time, the landing gear was retracted and the flaps were returned to the flight position.
The second landing attempt was carried out on the same runway, but in the opposite direction….
