Asiana Crash Landing San Francisco

[Garry Russell]

Boeing 777...details just comming in

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23214513

[NigelC]

At least it will take some of the limelight off the 787

[Garry Russell]

From reports it was a low and slow high AOA undershoot that took the tail off.

All pax accounted for no loss of life some have burns

Fire took hold relatively slowly allowing evacuation.

Only the second 777 to be lost in a crash (one other destroyed in a ground incident), with similar dynamics to the BA LHR crash landing but of course the reasons here are unknown. It does seem to indicate the 777 is very tough and as some say built like a tank.

Most immediate concern is the well being of the people involved and that seems to be good in the circumstances.

[DarrenL]

From reports it was a low and slow high AOA undershoot that took the tail off.

Quite a hefty breakwater at the end of the runway impact marks and lots of debris

[NigelC]

Wow....it would appear they have been very, very fortunate.

[speedbird591]

As Gary suggests, I think it has a lot of similarities to the BA038 incident at LHR. A sensible sounding eyewitness reported that it was wobbling on final approach which would suggest a loss of power leading to a stall. The BA incident was traced to a heat exchanger in RR engines but a similar problem would explain what we can see in the pictures.

Ian

[NigelC]

Different engines. PW in this one.

[Garry Russell]

FR24 replay shows it still over the sea at 88Kts

[airboatr]

2 DOA, reported 10 with critical injury.

Joe

[Chris Trott]

Sad to see this. Heard reports that wake turbulence may have been "lingering" today, so if they were coming in slow and encountered it, it's entirely possible they stalled it.

Unfortunately, it looks extremely similar to several other Korean airline crashes in the last 30 years. Thankfully this one seems to be minus the massive loss of life that several of the others resulted in.