Jaymi Mccann Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. 49-year-old Captain Lee Jeong-min (Korean:; Hanja:) in the right seat (first officer position),[12] filled the dual role of a check/instructor captain and pilot in command, responsible for the safe operation of the flight. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. I then noticed at the apparent descent rate and closure to the runway environment the aircraft looked as though it was going to impact the approach lights mounted on piers in the SF Bay. [39] 500 Ala Moana Blvd. The aircraft made a fairly drastic-looking pull up in the last few feet and it appeared and sounded as if they had applied maximum thrust. Contributing to the accident were (1) the complexities of the autothrottle and autopilot flight director systems that were inadequately described in Boeing's documentation and Asiana's pilot training, which increased the likelihood of mode error; (2) the flight crew's nonstandard communication and coordination regarding the use of the autothrottle and autopilot flight director systems; (3) the pilot flying's inadequate training on the planning and executing of visual approaches; (4) the pilot monitoring/instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the pilot flying; and (5) flight crew fatigue, which likely degraded their performance. Thirty of the students and teachers were from Shanxi, and the others were from Zhejiang. Colleagues said they were saddened, but not completely surprised by the dismissals given the international attention the gaffe got, including a threat - later dropped - by Asiana to sue to the station. ', 'AAJA is embarrassed for the anchor of the noon broadcast, who was as much a victim as KTVUs viewers and KTVUs hard-working staff, including the journalists who produced stellar work covering the crash. [63], The remainder of the fuselage and wings rotated counter-clockwise approximately 330 degrees as the plane slid westward. 'Then, during our phone call to the NTSB where the person confirmed the spellings of the names, we never asked that person to give us their position with the agency. [111] Asiana shares fell by 5.8% on the first day of trading after the crash. [84] ARAIB tested the pilots for drug use four weeks after the accident; the tests proved negative. All rights reserved. San Francisco fire chief Hayes-White praised Lee's courage, saying, "She wanted to make sure that everyone was off. More than 300 people survived the crash, the first fatal airline accident in the U.S. since 2009. San Jose news station KTVU aired a list of names they said belonged to the Asiana 214 flight crew, but the mock Asian stereotype names, including Captain Sum Ting Wong, were obviously fake. Sources tell us the fake names - which had been posted on the Internet at least two days before - came to the station via e-mail from an expert source who had provided information to the station in the past. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [62] [38], Of the passengers, 141 (almost half) were Chinese citizens. Coverage of the tragic plane crash at San Francisco International Airport, which killed three people and injured dozens of others last Saturday has proven tricky for some news outlets. 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It was scheduled to land at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) at 11:04a.m. PDT (18:04 UTC). Asiana has identified the two deceased as Ye Mengyuan and Wang Linjia of China. The San Mateo County prosecutors did not file criminal charges against San Francisco firefighters for what they described as a "tragic accident". BuzzFeed's Andrew Kaczynski reported the news on Twitter on Monday. It is unclear whether Belstock - who cites ordering video and writing scripts among his responsibilities at the network - was in charge of the broadcast, but his two word response and entire Twitter profile was deleted moments later. [18][19] Bong Dong-won received medical treatment for a cracked rib; none of the other pilots needed hospital care. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. News of the firings was first reported on Rich Lieberman's 415 Media blog. [128], On July 15, 2013, two Korean passengers filed a lawsuit against Asiana Airlines in a California federal court for "an extensive litany of errors and omissions" and improper crew training and supervision. A fourth - noon news producer Elvin Sledge - told colleagues he was leaving for health reasons. Based in Oakland, California, the Fox affiliate represents a city where 16.8 per cent of the population is Asian. During the evening newscast, anchor Frank Somerville also apologized to viewers, and the station vowed to review its own policies. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. "[80], A firefighter who entered the cabin said that the back of the plane had suffered structural damage, but that the seats near the front "were almost pristine" before the cabin fire. [91][failed verification][92], The final report into the crash was released on June 24, 2014. [1]:36, The NTSB's investigative team completed the examination of the airplane wreckage and runway. Source: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP/LA Times. Katie Davies The National Transportation Safety Board intern who confirmed four fake, (racist!) [62][60] All three fire handles were extended; these operate safety equipment intended to extinguish fires on the aircraft (a handle for each engine and the auxiliary power unit). [1]:111[21][22], Twelve flight attendants were on board, ten South Korean and two Thai. You had a systematic failure, alright? The safety board admitted a summer intern told KTVU the spelling of the names was correct. New Footage Of Asiana Flight 214 Crash Shows Long Delayed Evacuation. [21], The crew also helped several passengers who were unable to escape on their own, and a pilot carried out one passenger with an injured leg. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Ken Bruce: 'I always wanted to be a radio presenter from about 15', Ukrainian soldier takes out five tanks with Javelin missiles. [101] The accident runway, 10R/28L, reopened on July 12 after being repaired. A representative for the transportation agency would not say whether the intern was fired for blunder. Noon news producer Elvin Sledge told colleagues he was leaving for health reasons. Pilots botched the approach and landing of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco nearly a year ago, causing a crash that killed three people and injured 187 others, U.S. safety investigators concluded on Tuesday. Sound editor: Podcast Engineers. RELATED: A Flash of Light Didn't Blind the Asiana 214 Pilot, On Sunday, Asiana Airlines indicated that they were considering legal action against KTVU in response to the incident, which the airline says has "badly damaged" its reputation. [74][75] Writing on the Professional Pilots Rumour Network internet forum, the first officer of UA 885 described what he saw:[76][77][78][79]. KTVU's parent company, Cox Communications has recently sent copyright infringement notices to YouTube demanding that the video clips be removed. names as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214 has been let go. 2. The captain of Asiana Flight 214 waited 90 seconds to evacuate the plane after its violent crash landing. [112], In the hours after the accident, Asiana Airlines CEO Yoon Young-doo (; ) said his airline had ruled out mechanical failure as the cause of the crash. appreciated. OAKLAND (CBS SF) - A Bay Area TV news report which listed racially-offensive, fake Asiana Airline pilot names has cost three veteran staff members . [82] The relief first officer also stated to NTSB investigators that he had called out "sink rate" to call attention to the rate at which the plane was descending during the final approach. The firings were firstreported by Bay Area media bloggerRich Lieberman. [94], The NTSB further determined that the pilot's faulty mental model of the airplane's automation logic led to his inadvertent deactivation of automatic airspeed control. On his evening newscast, anchor Frank Somerville apologized further. Based on a preliminary review of FDR data, the NTSB stated there was no anomalous behavior of the engines, the autopilot, the flight director, or the autothrottle. [21], At a height of 125 feet (38m), eight seconds before impact, the airspeed had dropped to 112 knots (207km/h; 129mph). and The instrument landing system's vertical guidance (glide slope) on Runway 28L was unavailable, as it had been taken out of service on June 1 and a notice to air missions to that effect had been issued. This was in response to a chart showing an abnormal descent rate, that was later corrected. Lee Kang Kuk was using a visual approach the day of the accident because the instrument landing systems glide slope, which helps line up the correct path to the runway, was closed for construction. [40], Seventy students and teachers traveling to the United States for summer camp were among the Chinese passengers. 'First, we never read the names out loud, phonetically sounding them out,' he said. "Even if they are not hurt or they don't go to hospital, we will still give them this money." By day's end, the NTSB issued its own apology for "inaccurate and offensive names that were mistakenly confirmed" to KTVU. [61] The NTSB noted that the main landing gear, the first part of the aircraft to hit the seawall, "separated cleanly from [the] aircraft as designed" to protect the wing fuel tank structure. We made several mistakes when we received this information. During a live newscast Friday, KTVU Channel 2 reported the names of the flight crew as: 'Sum Ting Wong,' 'Wi Tu Lo,' 'Ho Lee Fuk,' and 'Bang Ding Ow'. July 25, 2013 / 10:21 AM The station reacted by quickly issuing an apology later on during the newscast as well as on its website and social media accounts, but that didnt prevent major media outlets including The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and CNN from scooping up the story. [1]:110, Ten people in critical condition were admitted to San Francisco General Hospital and a few to Stanford Medical Center. 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During a live newscast Friday, KTVU Channel 2 reported the names of the flight crew as: Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk, and Bang Ding Ow.. [1]:13 Among the seriously injured were four flight attendants who were thrown onto the runway while still strapped in their seats when the tail section broke off after striking the seawall short of the runway. [12][37] On July 7, 2013, NTSB investigators recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder and transported them to Washington, D.C., for analysis. 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[12], Hersman said that the NTSB conducted a four-hour interview with each pilot, adding that the pilots were open and cooperative. [138] A season 15 episode focused solely on the Flight 214 accident, titled "Terror in San Francisco," aired on January 13, 2016. One flight attendant said that many Chinese passengers who sat at the back of the plane near the third exit were not aware of the evacuation.