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미국 샌프란시스코 공항에서 최근 일어난 착륙 사고를 조사하기 위해 한미 당국이 합동조사를 시작했다.
국토교통부는 아시아나항공 여객기 사고 한국 조사단이 8일(한국시간) 미국 샌프란시스코에서 미국 교통안전위원회(NTSB) 와 합동조사를 시작했다고 밝혔다.
조사단은 이날 오전 0시 21분(현지시각 7일 오전 8시 21분) 샌프란시스코 공항에 도착해 미국 측의 초동조치 결과를 브리핑받았으며 조사팀 구성 등에 합의했다.
조사관들은 도착 이후 사고기 조종사 4명을 4시간 동안 면담하고 속도와 고도, 기재조작 등을 조사했다. 다음날 (현지시간 8일)에는 운항, 엔진, 기체, 블랙박스, 조종사 등 분야별로 심층조사를 NTSB와 공동으로 진행할 예정이다.
또한 여객기 블랙박스를 해독하는데 한국 측 조사관중 두 명 (정부, 아시아나 측에서 각 1명씩) 참여할 예정이다.
조사단은 4시간 동안 항공기 최초 접촉지점, 잔해 분포 상태, 기체 분포상태를 조사했으며 현장조사는 앞으로 일주일 이상 진행될 것으로 보인다.
조사기간이 어느 정도 될지는 명확하지 않으나 최정호 국토부 항공정책실장은 이날 브리핑에서 “블랙박스 해독과 관계 당사국 협의 같은 절차가 있어 통상 1년 이상 걸린다. 길게는 3년 걸리고 2년이 넘는 경우도 많다”고 말해 조사 결과가 나오기까지 상당한 시간이 걸릴 것을 시사했다.
이번 사고 원인에 대해서 조종사의 조종미숙, 기계결함 등 여러 설이 제기되었는데, 최 실장은 사고기 기장이 777기종을 운항한 시 간이 43시간밖에 되지 않는다는 일각의 지적에 대해 해당 기장은 “9천700시간을 비행했으며 A320 등 다른 기종의 기장 자격이 있는 조종사로 옆에는 비행시간 1만시간 넘는 조종사가 타고 있었다”고 문제가 없다고 강조했다.
최 실장은 이어 활주로의 착륙 유도시설이 작동하지 않았다는 사실에 관해서는 “다른 계기장치가 있어 그것을 통해 착륙 가능하다”면서 아직 사고 원인에 대해 단정적으로 예단하는 것은 적절치 않다는 입장을 밝혔다.
한편 NTSB 측은 사고 여객기의 블랙박스 예비분석 등을 통해 항공기가 활주로에 접근하다가 착륙을 포기하고 다시 상승해 올라가려고 했다는 점과 착륙 당시 늦은 속도로 활주로에 진입했다는 사실 등을 밝혀냈다.
이번 사고로 중국인 10대 여학생 두 명이 숨졌으며 180명 이상이 다쳤다. (코리아헤럴드)
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Crew tried to abort landing before San Francisco crash
Korean investigators interview pilots; authorities need time to determine cause of crash
By Lee Ji-yoon
The doomed Asiana Airlines jetliner was flying so slowly that it nearly stalled before it smashed into a seawall bordering a San Francisco International Airport runway, U.S. investigators said Sunday.
The crew made a failed attempt to abort the landing but it was too late, according to a preliminary review of flight data and cockpit communications by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Two Chinese teenage girls were killed and more than 180 people were injured in the crash landing on Saturday.
The Boeing 777’s pilots targeted 137 knots, or 254 kilometers per hour, as the plane approached the runway, according to NTSB chairwoman Deborah Hersman. But the actual speed was allegedly much lower.
“We’re not talking about a few knots here or there. We’re talking about a significant amount of speed below 137,” she told reporters.
Hersman emphasized that investigators could not yet draw any conclusions about the cause of the crash, saying: “Everything is on the table right now.”
She added Korean officials have formally joined the probe, which is expected to take 12-18 months.
The Korean team, consisting of six transport ministry officials and some Asiana staff, arrived in San Francisco early Sunday local time.
They were immediately briefed on the early actions taken by the U.S. authorities and discussed future plans. Two Korean officials plan to participate in studying the Asiana jet’s black boxes that had been brought to the NTSB headquarters in Washington.
The Korean team also met with the pilots on board who were staying at a hotel near the airport. On Monday local time, there would be another joint interview with the pilots and runway traffic controllers, Korean officials said.
On Monday in Seoul, Transport Ministry officials and Asiana Airlines said that Lee Kang-kuk, the pilot in charge of landing the Boeing 777, was in training and it was his first time piloting the long-range plane.
Lee had only 43 hours of experience flying a Boeing 777.
“Lee is a veteran pilot going through what every pilot has to when switching to a new type of plane,” said Choi Jeong-ho, the ministry’s aviation policy director.
“He was also helped by the copilot, Lee Jeong-min, who had more than 12,000 hours of overall flight experience and 3,220 hours with the Boeing 777.”
Choi added it was too early to say whether pilot error or mechanical problems were to blame.
He said that an electronic system called a glide slope indicator, which keeps planes at the proper descent angle, had been turned off, but airlines, including Asiana, had been told about this.
The Asiana jet, which originated in Shanghai, was completing its 11-hour trip from Seoul with 307 people on board. Of the 291 passengers, 77 were Korean nationals, 141 Chinese, 61 American and one Japanese.
Many of them, including the two deaths, were Chinese teenagers who were arriving for a summer camp to study English.
More than 180 people were hospitalized for treatment, with dozens in critical condition. (jylee@heraldcorp.com)
국토교통부는 아시아나항공 여객기 사고 한국 조사단이 8일(한국시간) 미국 샌프란시스코에서 미국 교통안전위원회(NTSB) 와 합동조사를 시작했다고 밝혔다.
조사단은 이날 오전 0시 21분(현지시각 7일 오전 8시 21분) 샌프란시스코 공항에 도착해 미국 측의 초동조치 결과를 브리핑받았으며 조사팀 구성 등에 합의했다.
조사관들은 도착 이후 사고기 조종사 4명을 4시간 동안 면담하고 속도와 고도, 기재조작 등을 조사했다. 다음날 (현지시간 8일)에는 운항, 엔진, 기체, 블랙박스, 조종사 등 분야별로 심층조사를 NTSB와 공동으로 진행할 예정이다.
또한 여객기 블랙박스를 해독하는데 한국 측 조사관중 두 명 (정부, 아시아나 측에서 각 1명씩) 참여할 예정이다.
조사단은 4시간 동안 항공기 최초 접촉지점, 잔해 분포 상태, 기체 분포상태를 조사했으며 현장조사는 앞으로 일주일 이상 진행될 것으로 보인다.
조사기간이 어느 정도 될지는 명확하지 않으나 최정호 국토부 항공정책실장은 이날 브리핑에서 “블랙박스 해독과 관계 당사국 협의 같은 절차가 있어 통상 1년 이상 걸린다. 길게는 3년 걸리고 2년이 넘는 경우도 많다”고 말해 조사 결과가 나오기까지 상당한 시간이 걸릴 것을 시사했다.
이번 사고 원인에 대해서 조종사의 조종미숙, 기계결함 등 여러 설이 제기되었는데, 최 실장은 사고기 기장이 777기종을 운항한 시 간이 43시간밖에 되지 않는다는 일각의 지적에 대해 해당 기장은 “9천700시간을 비행했으며 A320 등 다른 기종의 기장 자격이 있는 조종사로 옆에는 비행시간 1만시간 넘는 조종사가 타고 있었다”고 문제가 없다고 강조했다.
최 실장은 이어 활주로의 착륙 유도시설이 작동하지 않았다는 사실에 관해서는 “다른 계기장치가 있어 그것을 통해 착륙 가능하다”면서 아직 사고 원인에 대해 단정적으로 예단하는 것은 적절치 않다는 입장을 밝혔다.
한편 NTSB 측은 사고 여객기의 블랙박스 예비분석 등을 통해 항공기가 활주로에 접근하다가 착륙을 포기하고 다시 상승해 올라가려고 했다는 점과 착륙 당시 늦은 속도로 활주로에 진입했다는 사실 등을 밝혀냈다.
이번 사고로 중국인 10대 여학생 두 명이 숨졌으며 180명 이상이 다쳤다. (코리아헤럴드)
<관련 영문 기사>
Crew tried to abort landing before San Francisco crash
Korean investigators interview pilots; authorities need time to determine cause of crash
By Lee Ji-yoon
The doomed Asiana Airlines jetliner was flying so slowly that it nearly stalled before it smashed into a seawall bordering a San Francisco International Airport runway, U.S. investigators said Sunday.
The crew made a failed attempt to abort the landing but it was too late, according to a preliminary review of flight data and cockpit communications by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Two Chinese teenage girls were killed and more than 180 people were injured in the crash landing on Saturday.
The Boeing 777’s pilots targeted 137 knots, or 254 kilometers per hour, as the plane approached the runway, according to NTSB chairwoman Deborah Hersman. But the actual speed was allegedly much lower.
“We’re not talking about a few knots here or there. We’re talking about a significant amount of speed below 137,” she told reporters.
Hersman emphasized that investigators could not yet draw any conclusions about the cause of the crash, saying: “Everything is on the table right now.”
She added Korean officials have formally joined the probe, which is expected to take 12-18 months.
The Korean team, consisting of six transport ministry officials and some Asiana staff, arrived in San Francisco early Sunday local time.
They were immediately briefed on the early actions taken by the U.S. authorities and discussed future plans. Two Korean officials plan to participate in studying the Asiana jet’s black boxes that had been brought to the NTSB headquarters in Washington.
The Korean team also met with the pilots on board who were staying at a hotel near the airport. On Monday local time, there would be another joint interview with the pilots and runway traffic controllers, Korean officials said.
On Monday in Seoul, Transport Ministry officials and Asiana Airlines said that Lee Kang-kuk, the pilot in charge of landing the Boeing 777, was in training and it was his first time piloting the long-range plane.
Lee had only 43 hours of experience flying a Boeing 777.
“Lee is a veteran pilot going through what every pilot has to when switching to a new type of plane,” said Choi Jeong-ho, the ministry’s aviation policy director.
“He was also helped by the copilot, Lee Jeong-min, who had more than 12,000 hours of overall flight experience and 3,220 hours with the Boeing 777.”
Choi added it was too early to say whether pilot error or mechanical problems were to blame.
He said that an electronic system called a glide slope indicator, which keeps planes at the proper descent angle, had been turned off, but airlines, including Asiana, had been told about this.
The Asiana jet, which originated in Shanghai, was completing its 11-hour trip from Seoul with 307 people on board. Of the 291 passengers, 77 were Korean nationals, 141 Chinese, 61 American and one Japanese.
Many of them, including the two deaths, were Chinese teenagers who were arriving for a summer camp to study English.
More than 180 people were hospitalized for treatment, with dozens in critical condition. (jylee@heraldcorp.com)
