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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.
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.
Believe landing would still be attempted w single working gear… here’s an occasion I remember from 97 at Heathrow. There have been more recent occasions too
https://youtu.be/NprTbTVl1Uk?si=pNU6JFTbI55OhRxB