What happened
On the early morning of the accident, flight JJA2216 departed from Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Airport, destined for Muan, with an estimated flight duration of four and a half hours. During the final approach to Runway 01 at Muan Airport, air traffic control notified the crew of bird activity near the airfield. Shortly thereafter, the crew declared an emergency following a bird strike involving the aircraft.
In response to the incident, the crew executed a go-around procedure. While climbing to 900 feet, the right engine began backfiring. The crew then attempted to land on the opposite runway, Runway 19. The aircraft performed a belly landing on the 2,800-meter runway and continued to skid for several hundred meters. The aircraft was unable to decelerate sufficiently, resulting in a high-speed overrun where it struck various pieces of landing equipment. The aircraft eventually collided with a concrete wall approximately 144 meters beyond the runway threshold, leading to a post-crash fire and the disintegration of the airframe.
There were 181 fatalities and two serious injuries among the occupants. Investigations by the South Korean Ministry of Transport revealed that both the Cockpit Voice Recorder and the Flight Data Recorder ceased functioning four minutes before the impact occurred.
Findings
- The aircraft experienced a bird strike during the approach phase.
- The right engine exhibited backfiring during the missed approach.
- Flight recorders failed to capture the final four minutes of the flight.