On the evening of October 23, an Airbus A330-322 passenger plane flying Korean Air Flight 631 (KE631) had an accident while landing on runway 22 at McTan Cebu International Airport (CEB) in the Philippines. The plane rushed out of the runway, but there were no casualties reported. Photos sent back on the spot by
show that after rushing out of the runway, the Airbus A330 passenger plane hit the ILS antenna array of runway 04, and the front landing gear collapsed.
Dahan Flight 631 is a regular flight from Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN) to Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) Airport. There were 173 people on board, including 162 passengers and 11 crew members. Flight
chose runway 22 when it first landed, but it may have been affected by bad weather and returned to flights - a thunderstorm occurred in the area at that time, with cumulonimbus clouds located 1,800 feet, about 548 meters. The crew members of the
were also forced to abort when they tried to land for the second time. But an accident occurred while trying to approach landing for the third time. At 11:08 pm local time, Korean Air Flight 631 rushed out of the end of runway 22. The passenger plane involved in
is registered with HL7525. This is a 24.5-year-old Airbus A330-300 aircraft produced at the Airbus Toulouse factory. It was delivered to Korean Air in June 1998 and has been in service with Korean Air since then, without any change of hands. After the accident of
, Korean Air also issued a statement saying that the A330 wide-body passenger plane flying from Seoul to Cebu had an accident during its third attempt to land at 23:07 local time. Passengers have been escorted to three local hotels and have arranged subsequent flights. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Picture, scene of HL7525 taking off at Incheon Airport
Photos from the accident site We can see that the plane has been damaged and the landing gear collapses. Korean Air President Keehong Woo sent an apology letter on the airline's website for the flight, saying that a thorough investigation will be conducted with local aviation authorities and South Korean authorities to determine the cause.
Wu Qinghong said in accepting the media: "We are still committed to supporting our commitment to safe operations and will do our best to take measures to prevent it from happening again."
Mctan - Cebu International Airport Authority said the runway is temporarily closed and awaits assessment.
Aviation Safety Website Records show: Since 1997, Korean Air has never had a fatal passenger crash.
Mctan-Cebu International Airport is a major international airport in , the Philippines, covering an area of 797 hectares. The airport is managed by the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority and is the hub airport of Cebu Pacific Airlines , Pan Pacific Airlines and Royal Philippine Airlines .
Cebu International Airport was opened on September 1, 1961 and has 2 runways, including the 3300-meter long 04R/22L asphalt runway and the 2560-meter long 04L/22R runway.
Cebu International Airport's first runway was built by the United States in 1956. It is an emergency airport for the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Force Command bomber , and is known as Mactan Air Force Base . The runway is complemented by a full-length taxiway, which is shared with the current Philippine Air Force Mactan Air Base .
Korean Air's aviation safety records were very bad between the 1980s and 1990s. Later, with the help of Boeing and Delta Air Lines , the safety records were significantly improved.
