On-point: What could’ve been the ultimate trigger behind Jeju Air plane crash?


Authorities are struggling to pinpoint the exact cause of the deadly crash, but what could’ve been the trigger?
Let’s discuss all the variables with an aviation expert, Professor Kim Hong-cheol.

Welcome.

1. There are numerous speculations over what contributed to the crash.
Let’s start with this bird-strike theory.
How devastating can a bird strike be? Because I hear these bird strikes are not uncommon.

2. Then what about the landing gear problem?
What does it mean for landing gear to malfunction?
How does landing gear work?

3. There are also questions about the concrete wall at the end of the runway.
Some are suggesting that had the wall not been there, the plane would’ve instead hit a fence.
Is that so?

4. Two black boxes have been recovered which will hopefully provide key clues to what exactly happened.
How long will it take to retrieve information from the black boxes?
Does it normally take that long?

5. And those black boxes need to be sent to the U.S. for analysis, right?

6. Prevention is key at all costs so that nothing like this ever happens again.
What do you think needs to be investigated thoroughly, especially for future prevention?

Thanks so much for your time and your insight this morning.
We appreciate it.

Source : Arirang TV, https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=279480
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