ALBAWAB- The black boxes from an aircraft accident that killed 179 of the 181 passengers and staff members on board have been recovered, according to South Korean officials. Investigators are looking at a number of plausible reasons, such as a suspected bird strike.
At a news briefing, Transport Deputy Minister Cho Jung-wan stated that the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder had been found. "These devices will provide critical information to determine the sequence of events leading to the crash," Cho said.
Airlines News editor-in-chief Jeffrey Thomas questioned how the event was handled, posing the following query: "Why weren't emergency crews prepared? Why wasn't the runway treated with foam? And what was the purpose of the brick wall at the runway's end?
Authorities disclosed that just before to the pilots' emergency declaration, air traffic control had warned of bird activity. It is still unknown if the accident was brought on by a bird hit, even after the distress call and an attempted landing.
Experts in aviation safety have questioned the idea that the accident was caused by a bird hit. Geoffrey Dell, a specialist in Australian aviation, said, "I have never seen a bird strike disable a plane’s landing gear." According to Jeffrey Thomas, "Bird strikes are not unusual in aviation and rarely cause catastrophic failures."
The 2,800-meter runway's design was defended by Deputy Minister Cho, who said it complied with international safety regulations. In response to questions on the wall's closeness to the accident scene, he said, "The ends of the runway include buffer zones and green safety areas before reaching the outer wall,"
Australian aviation adviser Trevor Jensen expressed disapproval of the apparent emergency preparedness. "Fire and rescue crews are usually ready for things like equipment failure. He said, "It seems that there was a lapse in readiness here.
According to the Ministry of Transport, the co-pilot, who started in 2023, had accrued 1,650 flying hours, while the pilot, who had been in his position since 2019, had 6,823 hours.
In order to determine the precise cause of the disaster, investigators are still examining the recovered black boxes and other data.
