[Scene video +] "I got into an accident 2 minutes after the pilot's May Day announcement".

[Anchor]
Let's listen to a briefing from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport regarding the Jeju Air plane crash.

Let's go to the site of the Sejong Government Complex, where the third briefing is being held.

[Interview]
Let me give you the third briefing. I'll do it again. I'm the head of the aviation policy office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Let me give you the third briefing on the response to the Muan Airport aircraft accident. Regarding Jeju Air Flight 2216, which occurred around 09:03 on Sunday, December 29, the situation of handling accidents and rescue as of 15:00 in connection with the Bangkok-Muan accident is as follows. This is the first damage situation. The aircraft was burned down and casualties totaled 181 passengers. We have 175 passengers. It is understood that two Thai nationals are included. And it was confirmed that six crew members were on board. Out of a total of 181 people, 117 were confirmed to have died. This is the status of the structure.

Two people were rescued and transferred to Mokpo Korean Hospital and Mokpo Central Hospital. It's the place where the victim rests. We are in a temporary morgue installed at Muan Airport. It's the cause of the accident. Six investigators from the Air Railroad Accident Investigation Committee have arrived at the scene and are conducting an initial investigation. It is a system of collaboration between related organizations. 490 firefighters, 455 police officers, 340 military personnel, and 1,562 officials, including the Coast Guard and local governments, are responding to the accident at the scene. For your information, KTX special temporary trains will operate. The train from Seoul to Mokpo leaves at 15:00 and the train from Mokpo to Seoul leaves at 8:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact the railway customer center. In addition, a regional accident management headquarters is established. I would like to tell you that we are making every effort to support the bereaved families by establishing a regional accident management headquarters as the head of the headquarters at the site. That's about it. So far, it is understood that there is one flight attendant and one passenger. I'll correct it. I'll correct it to two crew members.

[Interview]
Let me briefly tell you how we have grasped it so far. It is said that the control tower gave a bird collision warning while initially attempting to land in the direction of runway 01. Shortly after giving, the pilot declared May Day. So, in that situation, the control tower gave permission to land in the 19th direction of runway, the opposite direction of runway 19, so the pilot took it in, and in the process of landing like that, he passed the runway, hit a navigation safety zone called a localizer, and hit the wall.

[Interview]
We will organize and distribute the data with the time zone separately. We just checked the communication between the control agency and the pilot and told you the outline. Even now, we are closely looking at the detailed control records again. So, we will distribute what records are left for each time zone separately.

[Interview]
We have to tell you the exact time after checking the flight recorder or data, but I think it's a little more than 2 minutes.

[Interview]
At the second briefing, reporters told me whether or not to secure a black box. I said I would tell you at the next briefing, but there are two black boxes. There is a flight recorder and a voice recorder. The black box is divided into two categories, and the current flight recorder was collected by the Accident Investigation Committee. I will collect it and investigate it, and I will tell you that we plan to secure additional voice recording devices depending on the situation on the site. As for the time and detailed movements that the reporters mentioned earlier, I think you can find more accurate information if you look at the flight recorder and the voice recorder.

[Reporter]
You said that the runway length is not short, but what you just said is the previous briefing about the runway direction also valid?

[Interview]
As I mentioned earlier, the runway length of Muan Airport is 2800m. And it's an airport where aircraft operated before that. So, I think it's hard to say that an accident occurred because the runway length is not enough.

[Reporter]
the direction of the wind in contact with the direction of the airliner during weather conditions.

[Interview]
I'm also trying to figure out the details and I'll tell you at the next briefing.

[Reporter]
Then, this plane is trying to land on number 01, but is it another 19? Are you saying you landed there?

[Interview]
We believe that an accident occurred while landing. As I said earlier, I think I need to look at the flight recorder and the controller's communication records more accurately and tell you.

[Reporter]
Is runway 01 and 19 the same length?

[Interview]
The length of the runway is the number of the landing on the same runway. So it's not a different runway physically. As I said earlier, I think it would be better for us to find out more about the cause of the accident and tell you. The plane landed on the fuselage and caught fire, and the fire authorities immediately dispatched, and these things went on by time. However, I think it would be better to investigate a little more and tell you what caused the damage to increase.

[Reporter]
At the time of the fuselage landing, did you find out if the landing was attempted from the bottom of the runway or from the center of the runway?

[Interview]
I'm checking that right now. I'll tell you later. Under the Aviation Business Act, airlines will apply for the airline's return to Muan Airport. You will apply for a slot and go through the screening process to allocate it. In other words, there was an application that the airline would launch an international route to Muan Airport. After that, the procedures under the Aviation Business Act were carried out and the operation began later. I can tell you this. Before that, I actually operated at Muan Airport. I can tell you that because I didn't suddenly enter the airport that was on a break, but I've been operating without domestic or international flights. There is such a process that has been adjusted in consideration of aviation demand for a while, and this time, we adjusted the flight plan according to demand and operated accordingly, I will tell you this.

[Reporter]
In the past, a flock of birds collided on the Hudson River in the United States. I don't think a collision with a flock of birds will cause an airplane crash. I wonder if I can write that I assume the direct bird collision is the direct cause of this accident, and is there anything like the pilot's career?

[Interview]
You mentioned a bird collision, but as I said earlier, we need to investigate the cause of the accident. I would like to say that it would be better to conduct an accurate investigation based on the previous black boxes and communication records and tell you the results. And the two pilots are on board now, and according to the results, the captain seems to have taken the current position in March 2019. And it shows that you flew for about 6823 hours. The bookkeeper has around 1650 hours of flight time and the current position is supposed to be held in February 2023.

[Reporter]
You said that you landed after communicating with Mayday for about 2 minutes, but I wonder how much time difference there is from giving a bird collision warning to Mayday. Two flight attendants survived, so I wonder if you are a captain or a regular flight attendant.

[Interview]
It took approximately three minutes for the pilot to try to land on runway 19 again after the control tower mentioned bird activity caution. It takes about two minutes after requesting May Day.

[Reporter]
At the point where we shouted May Day.

[Interview]
The time between them is about a minute. I think the exact thing should be corrected after checking the data later. Due to the flight procedures, it's a return trip. However, if you repeat it, you should turn back in the opposite direction and try to land in the 01 direction again. I need to figure out what the situation was like.Ma is understood to land after consulting with the control tower in the direction 01 on the short side.

[Interview]
I think we can tell you the second part only when we investigate it accurately. Now, I will tell you that we will be able to tell you the exact cause of the investigation only after obtaining the black box and communication records and on-site confirmation. And the length of the runway is 2.8km, but the total length you mentioned earlier... Are you talking about the total length of the runway?

[Reporter]
There must be a distance to the outer wall, but the distance to the outer wall...

[Interview]
There is only one runway. Because you're using different directions on one runway.

[Interview]
There is accurate data, so I will check that and do it later.

[Interview]
What you said is that we will check the figures and tell you again. We'll have to figure that out. I think we need to look at various situations more accurately and tell you those things later.

[Reporter]
Is it normal to have an outer wall close to the airport?

[Interview]
It would be right to check and tell you, but basically, there is a prevention area at both ends next to the runway and a landing area next to the runway.

[Interview]
As other reporters said earlier, I will check the figures and tell you at the next briefing. I'll compare it to another airport and tell you.

[Reporter]
To sum up the time difference, it means that there was May Day within a minute of the bird collision warning and the collision occurred two minutes after May Day. Then, if Mayday came out a minute after bird collisionism was warned, it would be a very short time, but I wonder if the bird collision warning should be given so suddenly, and what protocols are there?

[Interview]
At that time, it was said that there was a warning of the risk of a bird collision, which probably led to the emergence of birds. The control agency would have warned you by looking at the size of the bird and the number of birds. But I'll figure out how much the tide moved at the time and tell you. Usually, we judge by looking at the movement of the tide, so I'll figure out the scale of that time and tell you.

[Reporter]
Is there anything that seems to have gone differently from regulations or manuals?

[Interview]
With the investigation underway and the investigation underway, I think we can determine whether the law or maintenance regulations are in violation. Now, since the flight records and things like black box devices were obtained earlier, investigators dispatched to the scene will conduct a full-fledged investigation. As soon as the results come out, I'll tell you again.

[Reporter]
Before the bird collision warning when trying to land, would it have been possible to lower the wheel at this distance, but would it have been lowered and raised again?

[Interview]
That's something we need to check.