Asiana Airlines OZ Flight 214 Crashes Killing Two Injuring Over 175 At San Francisco Airport

July 6, 2013 - Asiana Airlines Flight OZ214, aircraft registration HL7742, which had originated from Shanghai China departed Incheon International Airport, South Korea on Friday 4:35 PM Korea time, bound for San Francisco. On Saturday, at 11:36 local time, the Boeing 777 crashed while landing on runway 28L at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

Onboard were a total of 307 passengers with 16 cabin crewmembers. The majority of the passengers were comprised of 77 Korean citizens, 141 Chinese citizens, 1 Japanese citizen, 61 US citizens, origin of the other passengers are unknown at this time.

A passenger on board said “It was all over in 10 seconds. We heard a big bang, and it was over.” While landing on runway 28L, Flight OZ214 landed before the numbers and was to low. The aircraft tail hit the edge of the embankment, which separates the runway from San Francisco Bay.

Asiana Airlines is one of South Korea’s two major airlines. Asiana Airlines has its domestic hub at Gimpo International Airport and its international hub at Incheon International Airport 43 miles from central Seoul.

The captain of Flight 214 had been flying for Asiana since 1996, however, he only had 43 hours of flight experience in the B777-200, although he had significant flight time on other jets. Asiana Airlines spokeswoman said “He is a veteran pilot with almost 10,000 hours on other aircrafts like the 747. He was in the process of getting a license for the new 777."

Representatives from the FAA and NTSB are investigating. The NTSB has ruled out weather as a problem and reported that weather conditions were right for a "visual landing.” Data on the black boxes recovered from the jet showed that the pilots had learned the Boeing 777 was about to stall and the pilots tried to abort the landing just before it crashed. In a statement released by Asiana Airlines, the company said it is currently investigating the specific cause of the incident as well as any injuries that may have been sustained to passengers as a result of the crash.

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