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| San Francisco crash Boeing 'tried to abort landing' | San Francisco crash Boeing 'tried to abort landing' |
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| The Boeing 777 that crash-landed at San Francisco airport was "significantly below" its target speed near the runway and the pilot tried to abort the landing, US investigators say. | The Boeing 777 that crash-landed at San Francisco airport was "significantly below" its target speed near the runway and the pilot tried to abort the landing, US investigators say. |
| The pilot of the Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul requested a "go around" 1.5 seconds before the crash, they say. | The pilot of the Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul requested a "go around" 1.5 seconds before the crash, they say. |
| The plane with 307 people came down short of runway on Saturday, killing two people and injuring dozens. | The plane with 307 people came down short of runway on Saturday, killing two people and injuring dozens. |
| The aircraft apparently hit a sea wall, ripping off its tail. | The aircraft apparently hit a sea wall, ripping off its tail. |
| Passengers and crew escaped down emergency slides as it burst into flames. | Passengers and crew escaped down emergency slides as it burst into flames. |
| Asiana confirmed that two female Chinese teenagers died in the crash. They had been seated at the back of the aircraft. | |
| They are believed to be the first-ever fatalities in a Boeing 777 crash. | |
| San Francisco's coroner is currently trying to establish whether one of the two fatalities occurred after a passenger was run over by an emergency vehicle rushing to the scene of the crash. | |
| 'Everything is on the table' | 'Everything is on the table' |
| At a news conference on Sunday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chief Deborah Hersman said aircraft speed was below the planned 137 knots (158mph; 254km/h) as it approached the runway. | At a news conference on Sunday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chief Deborah Hersman said aircraft speed was below the planned 137 knots (158mph; 254km/h) as it approached the runway. |
| Citing information both from the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, she said there was a call to increase the speed about two seconds before the impact. | Citing information both from the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, she said there was a call to increase the speed about two seconds before the impact. |
| The pilot then requested a "call to go around" and not land, Ms Hersman added. | The pilot then requested a "call to go around" and not land, Ms Hersman added. |
| "We have to take another look at the raw data and corroborate it with radar and air traffic information to make sure we have a very precise speed. | "We have to take another look at the raw data and corroborate it with radar and air traffic information to make sure we have a very precise speed. |
| "But again, we are not talking about a few knots here or there. We're talking about a significant amount of speed below 137," she said. | "But again, we are not talking about a few knots here or there. We're talking about a significant amount of speed below 137," she said. |
| Asked about possible reasons for this, Ms Hersman stressed that "everything is on the table" and "it is too early to rule anything out". | Asked about possible reasons for this, Ms Hersman stressed that "everything is on the table" and "it is too early to rule anything out". |
| It has now emerged that the pilot who was at the controls had nearly 10,000 flying hours - but only 43 hours on a Boeing 777. | |
| Asiana Airlines said that Lee Kang-kook was assisted by another pilot who had more experience flying that type of aircraft. | |
| In a separate development, US officials confirmed that a navigation system helping pilots make safe descents was turned off for maintenance at San Francisco airport. | |
| The Glide Path is used for landings in bad weather conditions; however, it was clear and sunny when the Asiana Airlines aircraft crashed on Saturday. | |
| Debris on runway | |
| The twin-engine Boeing 777 has a good safety record for long-haul and is used by many major carriers. | |
| The only previous notable crash occurred when a British Airways plane landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport in 2008. | The only previous notable crash occurred when a British Airways plane landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport in 2008. |
| Five people are in critical condition at San Francisco General Hospital, hospital spokesperson Rachael Kagan said. Three others are being treated at Stanford Hospital. | Five people are in critical condition at San Francisco General Hospital, hospital spokesperson Rachael Kagan said. Three others are being treated at Stanford Hospital. |
| About another 15 have yet to regain consciousness, said Margaret Knudson, interim surgery chief at the hospital, | |
| Altogether 181 people were taken to hospital, mostly with minor injuries. | Altogether 181 people were taken to hospital, mostly with minor injuries. |
| There were 291 passengers and 16 crew on board, Asiana said. | 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. | Nationalities on board included 141 Chinese, 77 South Koreans and 61 US citizens, the airline said. |
| 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. | 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 were broken away from the main wreckage. | One engine and the tail fin were broken away from the main wreckage. |
| Quick evacuation | Quick evacuation |
| Passenger Ben Levy said there had been no warning of problems, although the plane appeared to be coming in too fast and too low. | Passenger Ben Levy said there had been no warning of problems, although the plane appeared to be coming in too fast and too low. |
| "It happened in a flash, nobody was worried about anything," he said. | "It happened in a flash, nobody was worried about anything," he said. |
| But once the aircraft crashed, "there was chaos, disbelief, screaming". | But once the aircraft crashed, "there was chaos, disbelief, screaming". |
| "My seat had been pushed to the floor, it was a mess everywhere," Mr Levy recalled. | "My seat had been pushed to the floor, it was a mess everywhere," Mr Levy recalled. |
| Nevertheless, people "calmed down pretty quickly" and evacuated the plane without pushing or stepping on each other. | Nevertheless, people "calmed down pretty quickly" and evacuated the plane without pushing or stepping on each other. |
| Meanwhile another passenger, David Eun, tweeted a picture of people evacuating down 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..." | Meanwhile another passenger, David Eun, tweeted a picture of people evacuating down 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..." |
| 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). | 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." | "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." |