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| San Francisco crash Boeing 'tried to abort landing' | San Francisco crash Boeing 'tried to abort landing' |
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| Pilots of the plane that crashed at San Francisco airport on Saturday tried to abort the landing seconds before touching down, US investigators say. | Pilots of the plane that crashed at San Francisco airport on Saturday tried to abort the landing seconds before touching down, US investigators say. |
| Initial inquiries suggested the Asiana plane was flying "significantly below" its target speed on approach. | Initial inquiries suggested the Asiana plane was flying "significantly below" its target speed on approach. |
| And the Korean airline revealed that the pilot was landing a Boeing 777 at San Francisco for the first time. | And the Korean airline revealed that the pilot was landing a Boeing 777 at San Francisco for the first time. |
| Two Chinese teenagers died and more than 180 people were injured when the plane hit the seawall. | Two Chinese teenagers died and more than 180 people were injured when the plane hit the seawall. |
| Sixty of the passengers on board the flight from Seoul, including the two girls who died, were Chinese schoolchildren on their way to summer camp. | Sixty of the passengers on board the flight from Seoul, including the two girls who died, were Chinese schoolchildren on their way to summer camp. |
| Chinese state media named the two as Ye Mengyuan, 16, and Wang Linjia, 17, who were classmates at a school in eastern Zhejiang Province. | Chinese state media named the two as Ye Mengyuan, 16, and Wang Linjia, 17, who were classmates at a school in eastern Zhejiang Province. |
| 'Standard practice' | 'Standard practice' |
| Both girls were pronounced dead at the airport, but US investigators said one of them might have died after being run over by an emergency vehicle. | Both girls were pronounced dead at the airport, but US investigators said one of them might have died after being run over by an emergency vehicle. |
| Their families, as well as relatives of the injured, are travelling to San Francisco. | Their families, as well as relatives of the injured, are travelling to San Francisco. |
| More than 30 people remained in hospital late on Sunday. | More than 30 people remained in hospital late on Sunday. |
| Medical officials said eight were listed in critical condition, including two with paralysis from spinal injuries. | Medical officials said eight were listed in critical condition, including two with paralysis from spinal injuries. |
| Asiana said 141 of the 291 passengers were Chinese, 77 were Korean and 61 were Americans. | Asiana said 141 of the 291 passengers were Chinese, 77 were Korean and 61 were Americans. |
| At a news conference on Sunday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chief Deborah Hersman said the aircraft's speed was below the planned 137 knots (158mph; 254km/h) as it approached the runway. | At a news conference on Sunday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chief Deborah Hersman said the aircraft's speed was below the planned 137 knots (158mph; 254km/h) as it approached the runway. |
| "We are not talking about a few knots here or there. We're talking about a significant amount of speed below 137," she said. | "We are not talking about a few knots here or there. We're talking about a significant amount of speed below 137," she said. |
| She said the pilots had tried to speed up, before trying to abort the landing less than two seconds before touching down. | She said the pilots had tried to speed up, before trying to abort the landing less than two seconds before touching down. |
| Ms Hersman stressed that it was too early to speculate on precise causes for the accident. | Ms Hersman stressed that it was too early to speculate on precise causes for the accident. |
| The airline said mechanical failure did not appear to have been a factor. | The airline said mechanical failure did not appear to have been a factor. |
| Late on Sunday, Asiana released more details about the pilot, Lee Kang-kuk. | Late on Sunday, Asiana released more details about the pilot, Lee Kang-kuk. |
| They said he had only 43 flying hours in a Boeing 777, and was assisted by another more experienced pilot as he landed the aircraft. | They said he had only 43 flying hours in a Boeing 777, and was assisted by another more experienced pilot as he landed the aircraft. |
| The airline insisted such in-flight supervision was standard practice within the aviation industry. | The airline insisted such in-flight supervision was standard practice within the aviation industry. |
| Meanwhile, US officials confirmed that a navigation system helping pilots make safe descents had been turned off for maintenance since June. | Meanwhile, US officials confirmed that a navigation system helping pilots make safe descents had been turned off for maintenance since June. |
| The Glide Path is used for landings in bad weather conditions, but it was clear and sunny when the Asiana Airlines aircraft crashed. | The Glide Path is used for landings in bad weather conditions, but it was clear and sunny when the Asiana Airlines aircraft crashed. |
| Inflatable slide injuries | |
| The Boeing 777 has a good safety record, and this is thought to be the first fatal crash. | The Boeing 777 has a good safety record, and this is thought to be the first fatal crash. |
| The only previous notable crash occurred when a British Airways plane landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport in 2008. | The only previous notable crash occurred when a British Airways plane landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport in 2008. |
| Footage of the scene in San Francisco on Saturday showed debris strewn on the runway and smoke pouring from the jet, as fire crews sprayed a white fire retardant into gaping holes in the aircraft's roof. | Footage of the scene in San Francisco on Saturday showed debris strewn on the runway and smoke pouring from the jet, as fire crews sprayed a white fire retardant into gaping holes in the aircraft's roof. |
| One engine and the tail fin were broken away from the main wreckage. | One engine and the tail fin were broken away from the main wreckage. |
| Cabin manager Lee Yoon-hye told reporters that during the evacuation, two slides had inflated toward the inside of the plane, instead of outside, hurting two flight attendants. | Cabin manager Lee Yoon-hye told reporters that during the evacuation, two slides had inflated toward the inside of the plane, instead of outside, hurting two flight attendants. |
| Passenger Ben Levy said the accident "happened in a flash" and there was "chaos, disbelief, screaming". | Passenger Ben Levy said the accident "happened in a flash" and there was "chaos, disbelief, screaming". |
| Nevertheless, people "calmed down pretty quickly", he added, and evacuated the plane without a stampede. | |
| Another passenger, David Eun, tweeted a picture of people going down the plane's emergency inflatable slides and wrote: "I just crash landed at SFO. Tail ripped off. Most everyone seems fine. I'm ok. Surreal." | |
| A Chinese passenger, Fei Xiong, wearing a neck brace after being injured during the crash landing, told a San Francisco news conference her eight-year-old had noticed something was wrong during the plane's descent. | |
| "My son told me, 'the plane will fall down, it's too close to the sea,'" she said. "I told him, 'no, baby, it's OK, we'll be fine.' And then the plane just fell down." | "My son told me, 'the plane will fall down, it's too close to the sea,'" she said. "I told him, 'no, baby, it's OK, we'll be fine.' And then the plane just fell down." |
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