Boeing 777 plane crash-lands at San Francisco airport

[_Cathy_]

Boeing 777 plane crash-lands at San Francisco airport
7 July 2013 Last updated at 00:57 GMT

A Boeing 777 aircraft has crash-landed at San Francisco international airport, killing at least two people and injuring dozens more, officials say.



Pictures posted on Twitter showed passengers jumping down the inflatable emergency slides and leaving the area, as plumes of smoke rise from the plane.

Fire fighters and rescue teams are at the scene of the downed Asiana Airlines Flight 214, which had taken off from South Korea's capital, Seoul.
The cause of the crash is unclear. Early indications suggest the plane came in too short and hit the seawall at the airport. Eight adults and two children who suffered critical injuries are being treated at San Francisco General Hospital, hospital spokesperson Rachael Kagan said.

The plane reportedly landed and then crashed on San Francisco International Airport's Runway 28L. There were 291 passengers and 16 crew on board, Asiana said. Nationalities on board included 141 Chinese, 77 South Koreans and 61 US citizens, the airline said.

Rescue teams initially took 49 people deemed to be in a serious condition to nearby hospitals, officials said. Some 190 people walked to safety from the plane, many of whom were later treated for minor injuries. Most of the remaining passengers were waiting in the airport terminals uninjured. One person remained unaccounted for.

While the sequence of events remains unclear, it appeared the plane landed and then crashed on San Francisco International Airport's Runway 28L, said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown.

Footage of the scene showed debris strewn on the runway and smoke pouring from the jet, as fire crews sprayed a white fire retardant into gaping holes in the craft's roof. One engine and the tail fin appeared to have broken away from the main wreckage.

'Out of control'
Passenger David Eun tweeted a picture of people jumping out of the plane's emergency inflatable slides and wrote: "I just crash landed at SFO. Tail ripped off. Most everyone seems fine. I'm ok. Surreal..."

City Mayor Ed Lee: "This is still a fluid and active scene" Mr Eun, who describes himself as a "digital media guy" and "frequent flier", added: "Fire and rescue people all over the place. They're evacuating the injured. Haven't felt this way since 9/11."

A witness to the crash, Ki Siadatan, said the plane "looked out of control" as it descended over San Francisco Bay to land just before 11:30 (18:30 GMT). "We heard a 'boom' and saw the plane disappear into a cloud of dust and smoke," he told the BBC. "There was then a second explosion." He saw events unfold from the balcony of his home in the Millbrae area of San Francisco, which overlooks the airport.

Weather conditions were fine and there was little wind, he added. Arrivals and departures at the airport have been suspended since the incident.
The twin-engine Boeing 777 has a good safety record as a long-haul aircraft and is used by many major carriers. Asiana is South Korea's second-largest airline.

BBC News - Boeing 777 plane crash-lands at San Francisco airport

[_Cathy_]

Some more pictures:

]

[baludoy]

breaking news nga siya sa cnn ngayon

[black ice]

2 killed, 181 hurt in Asiana jet crash in San Francisco

mas mahusay pa din ang pilot ng cebu pac..

[Retz]

2 chinese nationals got killed in the plane crash. Engine failure ba?

[Monseratto]

The pilot came in too low daw. Tail struck the runway embankment and got separated. Yung 2 Chinese teens were seated at the rear of the plane. First fatal accident for the Boeing 777 since introduction and third hull loss to an accident.

[Retz]

RIP to the two(2) chinese nationals who got killed.

[CVT]

I am shocked. RIP...

Filipinos from the US are fond of taking Korean Airlines(from JFK). Am not so sure about Asiana in the West Coast (SFO)....

We have people from Corporate (CA area) traveling to South Korea regularly. Am not sure though what airlines they usually take....

Yes, normally planes take a loop at San Mateo/Millbrae area approaching the runway from the Bay....

19.9K

[_Cathy_]

I am shocked. RIP...

Filipinos from the US are fond of taking Korean Airlines(from JFK). Am not so sure about Asiana in the West Coast (SFO)....

19.9K

Yes that is true! My family takes Korean Airlines, Asiana or JAL when going to the East Coast. Mura kasi PAL for SFO or LAX kasi direct flight.

[boybi]

Buti nalang hndi CebuPac ang airline, kundi nasunog na lahat ng passengers.

The 777 was designed to evacuate all its passengers in less than 90sec., even if half its doors are inoperable. Pag CebuPac yan, 9 min na hindi pa nila alam kung ano gagawin.

Kudos to the crew for having the presence of mind in following the protocol in emergency situations like this. As for the pilots, it's still under investigation whether the crash was caused by pilot error for landing short of the runway, or if there were other troubles that caused the plane to land like that.

[gearhead000]

A relative's husband is a pilot with Asiana Airlines. Pilipino rin siya and taga-Paranaque sila. So I dropped by her fb page to ask and mangumusta sana, but it seems okay naman sila, thank God.

[Retz]

^

so possibly yet another pilot error just like in cebu pac.

[Retz]

2 persons who got killed apparently where sitted near the rear of the plane.

[cast_no_shadow]

Pilot error nga, baguhan pa lang si pilot sa pag gamit ng 777.

43 flying hours pa lang siya using the said aircraft. pero veteran na pilot na.

[boybi]

Pilot error nga, baguhan pa lang si pilot sa pag gamit ng 777.

43 flying hours pa lang siya using the said aircraft. pero veteran na pilot na.

Hindi ba pwde questionin ng first officer yung pilot kung bakit ang baba ng lipad sa approach?

[robot.sonic]

Iba ata ang kultura sa korea. Nabasa ko yan sa outliers by malcolm gladwell. Yung sa korean air madalas din ang pilot errors. After investigation, nalaman na yung co pilots ay wala masyado say sa pagpapalipad ng eroplano.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

[Retz]

Pilot error nga, baguhan pa lang si pilot sa pag gamit ng 777.

43 flying hours pa lang siya using the said aircraft. pero veteran na pilot na.

kaya naman pala. ung sa cebu pacific naka ilan flying hours kaya ang piloto?

[gearhead000]

Pilot error nga, baguhan pa lang si pilot sa pag gamit ng 777.

43 flying hours pa lang siya using the said aircraft. pero veteran na pilot na.

Hmmm... and then I've read they had to land manually since the ILS is down for maintenance daw.

Anyway, on to the latest news:

Local fire department says one of the teenage girls killed in incident may have been run over by emergency vehicle.

The Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed at San Francisco's airport on Saturday was travelling "significantly below" its intended speed and its crew tried to abort the landing just seconds before it hit the seawall in front of the runway, the US National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday.

Information collected from the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder indicated that there were no signs of trouble until seven seconds before impact, when the crew tried to accelerate.

Later on Sunday, the local fire department said that an emergency vehicle rushing to the scene of the crash may have run over one of the two teenage Chinese girls killed in the incident.

[XTO]

We can't tell if it was a perfect approach or not sometimes even on a perfect landing kasi we can't discount yung biglang hangin patulak especially sa mahanging lugar like SF. Sadly yung tail section ang tinamaan and sumayad in advance.

[stickers]

Buti nalang hndi CebuPac ang airline, kundi nasunog na lahat ng passengers.

The 777 was designed to evacuate all its passengers in less than 90sec., even if half its doors are inoperable. Pag CebuPac yan, 9 min na hindi pa nila alam kung ano gagawin.

Kudos to the crew for having the presence of mind in following the protocol in emergency situations like this. As for the pilots, it's still under investigation whether the crash was caused by pilot error for landing short of the runway, or if there were other troubles that caused the plane to land like that.

yeah, the moment there was smoke, mapa white or black yan, evacuate na agad sila.. sa Cebu Pac hintayin pa order ng piloto.. eh pano kung nawalan ng malay piloto at co-pilot... eh di nga-nga

RIP to the casualties...