The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at Muan International Airport.

  • @FourPacketsOfPeanuts
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    16 days ago

    Yes thought I was probably wrong about that. Makes sense pulling gears isn’t a priority in go around. (So we’re not looking at them having retracted them)

    • @HappycamperNZ
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      16 days ago

      All good - I can’t remember if gear is pulled in a go around, but I presume it would only be after they have established a climb… you don’t raise gear if your still going down.

      Something that wasn’t discussed- I think the reverses are engaged. The cowling looks like its been pulled back. You can’t go around once reversers are engaged.

      • @FourPacketsOfPeanuts
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        16 days ago

        Hmm even weirder. Pilot on Reddit was saying very very few reasons for gear to be disabled. I believe with no mayday either?

        • @HappycamperNZ
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          26 days ago

          One of the few I can think of is asymmetrical gear - one side deployed but not the other. Will cause a plane to dig into runway and spin/disintegrate. Maybe gear up was the plan, but too fast and too heavy with wrong configuration.