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Hey there, aviation enthusiasts! ✈️ There's a mysterious twist in the investigation of the Jeju Air crash that shook South Korea on December 29, leaving 179 people tragically lost. 💔
The Transport Ministry revealed that the flight data and cockpit voice recorders—yeah, the famous \"black boxes\"—stopped recording about four minutes before the jet hit a concrete structure at Muan airport. 🕵️♂️🔍 How wild is that?
The Jeju Air flight 7C2216 was on its way from the buzzing streets of Bangkok to the serene landscapes of Muan in southwestern South Korea. But things went south when the pilots reported a bird strike and declared an emergency. 🐦⚠️ Air traffic control had actually warned them about \"bird activity\" just two minutes earlier!
Instead of the usual go-around maneuver, the plane took a sharp turn and approached the runway from the opposite end. To make matters worse, it crash-landed without the landing gear down. 😱 Talk about a nail-biter!
Sim Jai-dong, a former accident investigator with the Transport Ministry, said it's super rare for all power, including backup, to cut off like that. Could there be more to the story? 🧐
Families of the victims are pushing for independent experts to join the investigation, saying the Transport Ministry shouldn't go solo on this one. They want transparency and answers, and honestly, who can blame them? 🙏
There's also buzz around the embankment that the plane crashed into. Why was it built so close to the runway, and with such a hard structure? Construction mystery, anyone? 🚧🤔
As the investigation unfolds, all eyes are on the missing black box data. Will we unravel the secrets of those final minutes? Stay tuned! 🌐
Reference(s):
Ministry: Jeju Air 'black box' data missing from minutes before crash
cgtn.com
