Comments on: Jeju Air Boeing 737 Crashes in South Korea

By: Mahan S

Mahan S — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:12:16 +0000

In reply to George F.. They have finally found out that both engines were damaged by bird strike, but really?? Even that why the Pilot was not able to land with gears down? That is the question.. and then why with so much of speed and and and.. There are not still cleared and FAA needs to pay more attention to the companies Pilot trainings and safety of the people..

By: MICHAEL

MICHAEL — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:31:54 +0000

Prayers and Condolences to the families of passengers, crew, everyone affected by the tragedy.

By: George F.

George F. — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:51:17 +0000

A bird strike alone cannot cause the loss of the three hydraulic systems on a 737.
In my opinion the bird strike/compressor stall caused a chain of events that created a rushed panic for the crew to get back on the ground.
They did one attempt and did a go around. The second attempt saw the aircraft land without landing gear nor any flaps, slats or spoilers.
The #2 engine appeared to be in reverse thrust, but could be damage caused during the belly landing.
Regardless, and I’m just offering a hypothesis, listening to the way the engines sounded during the belly landing slide, it sounded to me as if the pilots decided to try to take off then hit the reinforced concrete wall at near take off speed. Those engines were screaming.

They may have botched up the second landing attempt in their rush (forgot to deploy gear and flaps or the two pilots were doing different things – go around or belly land) and decided to go around/ take off, applying maximum thrust, however with the short runway and severe drag, and no flaps, there was no possibility this could have succeeded.