Pilot error reportedly behind South Korea’s deadly Jeju Air crash as victims’ families protest findings
Interim report into deadly South Korea plane crash highlights pilot error
- A yet-to-be-released interim report into the Jeju Air crash on 29 December, which killed 179 people, reportedly attributes the disaster to pilot error.
- Sources indicate "clear evidence" that pilots mistakenly shut down the less-damaged left engine instead of the right after a bird strike.
- The report also suggests pilots landed the aircraft too fast with the landing gear retracted and deviated from standard protocol.
- Victims' families disrupted a private briefing, accusing officials of prematurely blaming the pilots and calling the interim report inadequate.
- Officials subsequently cancelled the briefing and retracted copies of the report, stating it had not been formally released.