362 Jeju flight 2216 Mystery: Why Aircraft Didn’t Slow During Slide on the Runway
Aviation News Talk podcast
Glass Cockpit Publishing
4.8 • 730 Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
In this Aviation News Talk episode, Max Trescott analyzes the recent crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216, a Boeing 737-800, in South Korea. The aircraft landed gear-up on runway 19 at Muan International Airport, slid down the runway, hit a concrete berm, and burst into flames, leaving only two survivors among the crew. He performed a video analysis of the aircraft’s speed along the runway and concluded that the aircraft didn’t slow until after it left the runway, suggesting the engines were still at high power during the slide.
The incident unfolded rapidly, with the pilots issuing a Mayday after a possible bird strike on the right engine. The timeline from the distress call to the crash was just five minutes, during which the crew attempted a go-around, circled back, and crash-landed. Analysis of video footage showed the engines were likely producing high power during the landing, preventing proper deceleration.
This episode underscored the importance of minimizing speed during crashes to reduce impact energy and highlighted how modern accidents often involve complex scenarios requiring deliberate and thoughtful responses. The crash investigation is ongoing, with preliminary findings expected in the coming months.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm sure you've heard about the crash of Juju Flight 2216 that occurred earlier this week |
| 0:06.6 | in South Korea. |
| 0:08.4 | While there's a lot we know about the flight, there's still some very important unknowns, |
| 0:12.7 | so at this point it's not knowable what caused the crash. |
| 0:16.5 | There are two videos online that show the aircraft touching down, and one of them gives |
| 0:20.6 | a very good |
| 0:21.1 | view of the 737 from the moment it touches down until it goes off the runway in burst |
| 0:26.3 | in the flames. When I first saw the video, I was struck by how the aircraft didn't seem to be |
| 0:31.2 | slowing down after a touchdown. So three days later, I pulled the video into my video editor |
| 0:36.2 | and began examining it frame |
| 0:37.6 | by frame. |
| 0:39.0 | That let me estimate the aircraft speed at several different points along the runway, and |
| 0:42.8 | what I found was quite surprising and not what you'd normally expect after a gear-up landing. |
| 0:48.5 | Today I'll talk about those speeds, what's known about the crash, the important things |
| 0:52.3 | we still don't yet know, a few scenarios that might have led to the crash, and most importantly, what we as GA pilots can learn from this in similar crashes. |
| 1:01.8 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk in general aviation. |
| 1:05.7 | My name is Max Trescott. I've been flying for over 50 years. I'm the author of several books in the 2008 |
| 1:10.9 | National Flight Instructor of the Year, and my mission is to help you become the safest |
| 1:14.5 | possible pilot. Last week in episode 361, we talked with Jason Blair, and he gave me a mock |
| 1:20.6 | check ride for pilots getting the multi-engine rating and for CFIs getting the multi-engine |
| 1:25.4 | instructor rating, or MEI. |
| 1:30.5 | So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to check it out at Aviation NewsTalk.com slash 361. |
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