Morning . We have a good view of the wreckage and the investigators working. What they are doing out there they have a big box out there. I asked about that. They said it is a trailer full of equipment. That is how they got the equipment out there. They are using g. P. S. On the runway to help locate all of the debris. The ntsb posted this picture of the chairman and investigator in charge, bill english, on the runway, discussing the progress. We asked her when they would move the wreckage and reopen the runway. We are certainly talking days, hopefully not talking weeks. We need to allow our folks to do the work and the salvage operation will be significant. Today they plan to finish documenting the debris on the runway and along the seawall. Then they will move to the plane. They will finish their conversations with the pilot and interview airport personnel with respect to the emergency response. We hope to talk to the cab ben crew about evacuation and deployment. Investigators usuall
The first trip as a training captain but he did have 3,000 hours of experience flying that plane. Ntsb officials interviewed the last of the four pilots this afternoon and the Board Chairman described what she saw. When you get down to the sea wall, you can identify where the first strike took place. First, the main landing gear impacted the sea wall. And then, the tail. She confirm that had two Flight Attendants sitting at the very rear of the plane were ejected upon impact. They were found badly injured but they did survive. Because asiana is not a u. S. Carrier its crew members were not required to undergo drug and alcohol testing. Were learning more from a heroic Flight Attendant. She says the captain delayed this evacuation after the flight hit the ground. After the plane stopped completely, i went in to see whether the captain was alive. I knocked the door. The captain opened it. I asked are you okay, captain . He said yes. Im okay. I asked should i perform evacuation, he told me
Along with learning that the two Flight Attendants were ejected, we learned that the Flight Instructor was making his first flight as an instructor. And they geared in on the throttle to see why the plane was going so slow when it was coming in. Were going to look more closely into the Flight Attendants and the Flight Instructor. We go live to ken wayne. Reporter you can look over my shoulder and you can see the runway and out there behind some large metal containers you can make the white make out the white silhouette of the wreckage. Theres more information about the cause of the crash and what led up to it. It almost didnt even make it to solid ground. First the mainlanding gear hit the sea wall then the gear. Reporter knocking two Flight Attendants right out of the rear of the aircraft. They were found down the runway and off to the side of the runway. Incredibly the Flight Attendants survived but their exact condition has not been released. Three crew members were in the cockpit,
Francisco airport. When Asiana Airline president tried to ignore cameras and reporters while waiting at the gate, it set off a mob scene at the international airport. In korean, he said he was sorry. Then Airport Security pulled him to safety back in customs. The korean press was disappointed he refused to make a statement. She just ran out of the airport. So i think its not the right choice. Reporter before the Airline Executive left seoul, he tried to give his apologies to the father of one of the Chinese Students who died in the crash. He was pushed away. We saw the executives when we got off the flight. And you can sew the look on their face that they were deeply concerned about what happened. Reporter meanwhile, they had a briefing that talked about the experience of the men who piloted the plane. Only three were in the cockpit during the landing. The pilot flying the plane was seated on the left. The Instructor Pilot was on the right. There was also a pilot in the jump seat. Enit
Was operating asiana flight 214 and what led up to the crash. Investigators have already started interviewing the three captains and first officer from the flight. Among the Big Questions why the plane was going 40 Miles Per Hour below the recommended speed as it approached the run way. Investigators are also looking into the condition of the pilots and the 72 hours prior to the crash and any possible miscommunication with the control tower. We dont believe there is a communication issue at this point. We have convened the cockpit work Order Working Group populated with english and korean speakers. Theyll be working to develop a transcript of that tape. Its a two hour tape. They are probably going to focus on the approach and landing phase. All communications with air Traffic Control are required to be in english. Were also learning today the ceo of Asiana Airlines is set to arrive within San Francisco within the hour. Sfpd says the hit and run unit is investigating the death of a 16ye