South Korean police raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into a Sunday's crash that killed 179 people. The Jeju Air aircraft belly-landed and overshot the runway, exploding into flames after hitting an embankment. Police are searching for documents related to the aircraft's operation and maintenance, as well as the airport's facilities.
The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport lies near a concrete structure it crashed into, in Muan, South Korea , Dec 30, 2024.SEOUL — South Korea n police said on Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday's crash that killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on the country's soil.
The conversion of data from the cockpit voice recorder to audio files, which could provide critical information on the final minutes of the flight, was completed on Thursday, Joo Jong-wan, the deputy transport minister for civil aviation, told a media briefing. The official also said police had banned Jeju Air chief executive Kim E-bae and another unidentified official from leaving the country, calling them key witnesses potentially facing charges of causing deaths by negligence, which is punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won .
"This rigid structure proved catastrophic when the skidding aircraft made impact," said Najmedin Meshkati, an engineering professor at the University of Southern California, adding it was concerning that the navigation antenna was mounted on "such a formidable concrete structure, rather than the standard metal tower/pylon installation".
A probe into the doomed Jeju Air flight is also under way involving South Korean officials and the US National Transportation Safety Board , Federal Aviation Administration and the aircraft's maker, Boeing.It remains unanswered why the aircraft did not deploy its landing gear and what led the pilot to apparently rush into a second attempt at landing after telling air traffic control the plane had suffered a bird strike and declaring an emergency.
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