Asiana (OZ214) (777-200LR) ICN-SFO Crashes on touchdown at SFO
Jul 6, 2013, 1:35 pm
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Someone on the flight just posted on twitter "Most everyone seems fine" after the landing.
Jul 6, 2013, 1:35 pm
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Looks like most, if not all, are ok.....
Jul 6, 2013, 1:36 pm
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Jul 6, 2013, 1:36 pm
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The good news seems to be that the actual crash seems to have ripped of the tail behind any PAX compartments and the plane was fairly intact. Damage we see now is post fire so if EVAC went ok, odds are better.
Jul 6, 2013, 1:37 pm
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At least fuel in the aircraft should be in a little amount.
Jul 6, 2013, 1:38 pm
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Hopefully is a lucky escape. Looks like pax had a chance to get off before the fire took hold.
Jul 6, 2013, 1:39 pm
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Looks like a pretty bad postcrash fire extending in the fuselage from around the trailing edge of the wing forward to almost the 1L/1R exit doors. The evac pictures showed an intact fuselage.
This is from CNN aerial video of the aircraft now; it appears that the tail break was aft of the rear pressure bulkhead with all of the port side exits open. Also looks like the fuselage broke or crumpled right at the point where the fuselage meets the leading edge of the wing.
Cautiously optimistic here that despite the fire most got off safely.
ETA: from the CNN film running now, it looks like the plane touched down short of 28L. Debris field extends out into the approach area prior to the threshold. and the plane has come to rest south of that runway. I don't think the aircraft came to rest much further down the runway than the touchdown zone/aiming point markers on the runway. The horizontal stabilizers are at rest on the runway before the threshold.
This is from CNN aerial video of the aircraft now; it appears that the tail break was aft of the rear pressure bulkhead with all of the port side exits open. Also looks like the fuselage broke or crumpled right at the point where the fuselage meets the leading edge of the wing.
Cautiously optimistic here that despite the fire most got off safely.
ETA: from the CNN film running now, it looks like the plane touched down short of 28L. Debris field extends out into the approach area prior to the threshold. and the plane has come to rest south of that runway. I don't think the aircraft came to rest much further down the runway than the touchdown zone/aiming point markers on the runway. The horizontal stabilizers are at rest on the runway before the threshold.
Last edited by us2; Jul 6, 2013 at 1:45 pm
Jul 6, 2013, 1:39 pm
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Reports seem to indicate all did get off... Wow.
Jul 6, 2013, 1:41 pm
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One report I heard said "all souls accounted for." which is true is one helluva miracle. Hopefully the fire started after evac was complete.
Jul 6, 2013, 1:43 pm
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Jul 6, 2013, 1:46 pm
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I saw a tweet that said 303 souls on board and 303 have been confirmed.
I hope that's true!
/AE
I hope that's true!
/AE
