Korean Air Flight 2033
The burning wreckage of the plane at the crash site
Accident
Date10 August 1994 (1994-08-10)
SummaryRunway overrun on landing
SiteJeju International Airport, Jeju, South Korea
33°30′59″N 126°30′02″E / 33.51639°N 126.50056°E / 33.51639; 126.50056
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A300B4-622R
OperatorKorean Air
IATA flight No.KE2033
ICAO flight No.KAL2033
Call signKOREAN AIR 2033
RegistrationHL7296
Flight originKimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea
DestinationJeju International Airport, Jeju, South Korea
Occupants160
Passengers152
Crew8
Fatalities0
Injuries8
Survivors160

Korean Air Flight 2033 was a scheduled passenger flight from Seoul to Jeju, South Korea. On 10 August 1994, the Airbus A300 serving the route overran the runway on landing at Jeju International Airport in poor weather and burst into flames. All 160 people on board escaped without serious injury, but the aircraft was destroyed.[1]

History of the flight

A Korean Air Airbus A300 similar to the one involved

On the morning of 10 August, Korean Air Flight 2033 departed from Gimpo International Airport in Seoul for a one hour and ten minute domestic flight to Jeju. On board were 152 passengers and 8 crew.[2]

On arrival at Jeju, shortly after 11:00 local time, the weather was poor, with driving rain and winds of up to 56 kn (64 mph) brought about by Typhoon Doug.[3] The crew aborted their first approach. On their second attempt, the flaps were selected at a reduced setting (CONF3) due to the risk of windshear, which meant that the approach speed was higher than usual.[1]

The aircraft touched down more than halfway down the runway, and was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran the end of the runway at a speed of 104 kn (120 mph), struck the airport wall and a guard post at 30 kn (35 mph), broke up and caught fire. All crew and passengers managed to safely evacuate via the emergency slides, before the fire consumed most of the aircraft. Only eight of the occupants suffered injuries, all minor ones.[1]

Aircraft and crew

The aircraft involved was a twin-jet Airbus A300B4-622R with South-Korean registration HL7296. It was delivered in 1990, and at the time of the accident was less than four years old.[1] The captain for the flight was 52-year-old Canadian Barry Edward Woods and the first officer was 36-year-old Korean Chung Chan Kyu (Hangul: 정찬규, RR: Jeong Chan-gyu).[2]

Aftermath

External videos
video icon CVR Korean Air 2033 on YouTube

In the days after the crash, both Woods and Kyu were arrested on suspicion of causing the accident by fighting over the controls. According to South Korean authorities, the first officer had attempted to initiate a go-around while the captain was determined to land the aircraft and bring it to a full stop.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Korean Air Flight 2033". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Pilot, Co-Pilot Blame Each Other in S. Korea Crash". Los Angeles Times. August 12, 1994. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "From this wreckage on a Korean runway, all 160 passengers and crew escaped". The Independent. August 10, 1994. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "10 August 1994 - Korean Air 2033". tailstrike.com. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
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