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Why Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash was survivable

[ source : http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/07/travel/quest-asiana-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_c4 ]


댓글을 보면 특정 사고가 났을 때 글 쓰는 사람들이 어떤부분에 촛점을 맞추는지 알 수가 있다. 
그래서 한번 그대로 옮겨와 보았다. 

Why Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash was survivable

From Richard Quest, CNN
July 7, 2013 -- Updated 0506 GMT (1306 HKT)



London (CNN) -- The attention into the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 is now shifting to two areas.

One, why did the incident happen? They will be looking at things like instrument landing systems, the glide slope, the approach of the Boeing 777, the way the pilot flew the aircraft and other key aspects.

Secondly, they will be looking at the onboard training to get the passengers off as fast as they can.

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Video from passengers after the crash landing show slides deployed and people exiting well before fire really took hold of the aircraft.

Asiana have confirmed there were 291 passengers plus 16 cabin crew onboard flight OZ214. Looking at video of the burned out wreckage and of smoke and fire soon after the crash, some may be surprised the casualty figures are so low considering there were more than 300 onboard.

Main story: At least two dead in Asiana Airlines crash

This is very reminiscent of an incident in Toronto in August, 2005 when an Air France plane crashed. Although there was a large fire in that crash, all 309 passengers and crew on the Airbus A340 managed to get off.

Without ignoring the casualty figures from the San Francisco incident, it shows that aircraft crashes like this are proving to be survivable incidents provided there is adequate crew training and an awareness of passengers to know what to do when there is an emergency.

And those key things: Know where your exit is, know to leave your belongings behind and exit the plane quickly and orderly because that is the way planes are designed.

The B777 aircraft is built so that everybody can get off the plane within 90 seconds even if half the doors are inoperable.

And they work on that basis because as you can see in the Asiana incident, one side of the aircraft is a lot more damaged than the other -- and appears to be the main area of the fire -- so you wouldn't want to open the doors on that side.

Importantly, there is an onus on passengers -- know where the emergency exits are, don't try and take your belongings with you and take notice of and follow crew instructions and directions.

If you look at the image above you can see several passengers with bags -- one passenger with a carry-on roller case. Grabbing your carry-on luggage does not assist a speedy evacuation and observations like these will form part of a thorough safety investigation.

If there is one thing we all can take away from a tragic incident like this, it is not to ignore those important flight safety briefings at the start of each flight we take. When I fly, I always take note of where my nearest exit is, whether it is three or four or whatever rows away.

Those briefings exist for a reason. We've seen as well in recent years several airlines, such as Air New Zealand, add an entertainment value to their safety videos, in part to try and make sure more passengers watch them.

An incident like the Asiana crash should really reinforce the value of being aware of safety and emergency procedures.

Most of the planes we fly today are designed so passengers can get out within 90 seconds in an emergency. That is what we have seen in the case with this incident in San Francisco. And while flight crew training is vital, so too are the actions of passengers.





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    Kathy Schmidt  an hour ago

    Many applauses to the flight attendants whom must have exercised extreme discipline in moving the passengers out of the plane quickly although it appears from pictures, that some passengers walked off with their luggage. In such events like this, even one passenger trying to get their luggage from the overhead bin can create a disastrous bottleneck. Imagine a stampede of people running over one another becoming trapped. I would suggest creating a safety feature whereby overhead bins will lock in the event of emergencies just the same way oxygen masks drop from the ceiling. It would take some education (warnings) to passengers not to attempt opening overhead bins in the event of an emergency deployment from the plane.

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      Ed167  Kathy Schmidt  an hour ago

      There are cases where overhead bins contain actual, life saving items. Regardless, if the bin were locked it might prevent passengers from opening the bins, but it wouldn't prevent them from trying - so it would not save time... it might actually slow down the evacuation.

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      Bored  Kathy Schmidt  an hour ago

      Asiana is among the top-rated airlines in the world. Their flight crews are expertly trained, gracious, and immensely professional.

      With all due respect to our overburdened domestic air travel professionals, Asiana makes American carriers look like provincial yokels.

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        frank da tank  Bored  an hour ago

        Gotta admit, flying Asian based airlines for some time now to save on airfare and every flight left a very positive impression on me.

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          Bored  frank da tank  27 minutes ago

          Again, there's vast discrepancies in quality and safety records throughout the region. Asiana, KAL, Malaysia, Singapore, Cathay Pacific - all sterling reputations.

          Some of the regional low-cost carriers (rather sizeable ones at that) post on-time numbers below 20%. Some flag carriers are essentially on probation with the FAA and EU or even banned for their shoddy maintenance and safety.

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          jjr5268  Bored  43 minutes ago

          The Asian airlines are great to fly. Asiana, china air, shanghai, Thai are all 100% customer service oriented unlike the US domestics.

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          Ling Shen  Kathy Schmidt  40 minutes ago

          I'm in favor of your proposed locking mechanism. Falling luggage can prove hazardous as well.

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          dan428  an hour ago

          Except in this case, as the pictures show, many/most of the passengers actually did try to take their belongings/luggage with them during the evacuation.

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          jjr5268  38 minutes ago

          The US pre flight safety demos mention to not take your stuff in an emergency, the Asia airlines don't do that. One other item not mentioned is these people were belted in for sure. This type of incident is where the seatbelts save people.

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            dcayman  an hour ago

            Self-centered asian culture trains these people that outsiders don't matter...they grow up with no thoughts of anyone but themselves and their own family...add to that the greed that has taken hold throughout asia where all the matters is your belongings (your Louis Vuitton bags or your Prada shoes) and you have the recipe for disaster. They were lucky this time the fire didn't burn more quickly...next time that lady will keep her carryon in exchange for the passenger behind her burning to death ...

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              lee  dcayman  an hour ago

              definitely not true. I am Korean, and I was taught to respect others and help others. My school taught ethics. However, some Koreans(just like those of any nationalities) are greedy and self-centered. Please don't generalize.

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                Bored  lee  an hour ago

                Truth be told - I fear the OP was talking about the Han (Chinese) passengers. They took up most of the passenger manifest of OZ214. Moreover, as the PRC economy ascends, the Chinese are quickly developing one of the worst reputations in global tourism as entitled, pushy brats.

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                  F800  Bored  36 minutes ago

                  Those people need to be identified and someone HAS to make an example of them. At the absolute least, they endangered a number of people after them. Besides delaying the exit of everyone behind them, suppose their precious baggage ripped a hole in the evacuation slides?
                  This is a serious issue.

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                    Ed167  Bored  an hour ago

                    Sort of like how Americans were when we were #1? That's sad, but it makes sense.

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                      Bored  Ed167  13 minutes ago

                      Oh sure, the old stereotype of the boorish American lout, on package tours through Europe? I remember being among them.

                      For all the bad behavior I've seen travelling - bratty Europeans in North Africa, Spring Breakers in Mexico, Americans trampling through the Uffizi - some of the pushiest and entitled I've witnessed in East Asia. Old prejudices intermingle freely with newly emergent class divisions in particularly fascinating ways there.

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                      frank da tank  Bored  an hour ago

                      Yeah, more than half the plane was Chinese. They are like that, it's in their culture. Just keeping it rizzeal.

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                    johnnyp10  dcayman  an hour ago

                    That is a brutal and hateful stereotype you are proliferating. Shame on you and all the thumbs up people who supported you.

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                    Kathy Schmidt  dcayman  an hour ago

                    I believe your statement is reminiscent of today's society as a whole, not just the Asians. Sad that the material world has taken over.

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                      chris  dcayman  an hour ago

                      Your Stereotyping here. We have seen the same behavior in American plane crashes with Americans involved, Some more serious, some less serious. Many times it is not OMG I have to grab my laptop or my bag, it shock, panic and confusion that causes people to become irrational. This is exactly why the flight crew is trained as they are. Flight attendants do NOT get the respect and admiration they deserve. They learn this drill over and over until it is automatic. When is the last time you have flown? When is the last time you watched the Flight attendants while they review the safety protocol?

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                        Ed167  dcayman  an hour ago

                        I have never noticed this about Asian cultures in my travels or studies. They are no more self-centered than other people or cultures.

                        On a related note, I remember a time when American travelers were courteous and considerate of others. If a flight arrived late, for example, most of the passengers were willing to wait to disembark so that those with tight connections could exit first. Not anymore.

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                          TakeItEasy  dcayman  an hour ago

                          Take a chill pill man.
                          After 12 hours of flight, these folks might not be in the right state of their mind. They just did what they thought was right at the moment.

                          And don't judge whole continent by the action of few folks.

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                          Black Blizzard  an hour ago

                          Besides Aeroflot, Air France has the worst safety record - most crashes per flight-hour, most crashes per flight, most crashes per aircraft, and most fatalities per flight, flight-hour, and aircraft. Aeroflot has improved greatly in the last 20 years, whereas Air France has gotten significantly worse with six major crashes since 2000.

                          I would not be worried about flying Asiana, but you could not get me on an Air France flight if it was the last flight off an island that had a volcano about to explode - I'd take my chances with the volcano.

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                            jwtn  Black Blizzard  24 minutes ago

                            Asiana was the best service airliner that i have been on, its cheaper to i take it to korea and japan all the time. a lot of times i get upgraded to business for free

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                            bellanca  Black Blizzard  an hour ago

                            I'm sure it is no coincidence that they have been switching over to the MPL (Multicrew pilot's license) licensing where a pilot could be in right seat of a jumbo jet with fewer hours than most people get their Private Pilot certificate in the US, just to be able to take friends and family up in a small Cessna.

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                              F800  bellanca  19 minutes ago

                              Mary Schiavo was on CNN talking about the possible lack of glideslope and VASI on 28L today and the fact that this landing required the same basic 'stick and rudder' skills that a "40 hour General Aviation pilot" has to use for every landing.
                              I'll be watching to see if the FO was flying this approach. The FO on some of these asian carriers are ... quite 'green'.

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                            Fill  an hour ago

                            I posted some tech images here on flickr which might be of interest:

                            http://www.flickr.Com/photos/98522214@N04

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                              Elrond Hubbard  an hour ago

                              Because whatever happened, happened near the ground... duh!

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                                ken blawk  an hour ago

                                stop hating. I'm sure people could grab their laptop bag in a split second from under the seat without holding up the exit.

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                                  Bored  ken blawk  20 minutes ago

                                  Yeah, the photo above clearly shows some ladies walking off with their rollaways. You wanna bet those things aren't lightly packed, either?

                                  What are the odds at least a few injuries were caused by those landing on someone coming off the slide?

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                                    Rick101  ken blawk  33 minutes ago

                                    Until they drop it in the panic and the people behind them trip causing everyone behind them a delay that could be the difference between life and death. There are reasons not to take out such things, the straps could get hung up, a sharp edge could deflate the emergency slide.

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                                    Jesus Christ is a Muslim  31 minutes ago

                                    Boeing is too busy manufacturing bombs and drones that kill people. Saving lives costs money and too tedious.
                                    Killing people is much more profitable.

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                                      Fill  13 minutes ago

                                      Crash radio traffic on Sound Cloud: http://snd.Sc/13BjK0R

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                                        Timothy Bragg  18 minutes ago

                                        The quick action of the attendants and the design of the plane saved many of those people. The roof blowing off the plane allowed for the smoke to escape without passengers having to breathe it in.

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                                          Fill  an hour ago

                                          I don't know if this is true, but there was some sort of police radio feed of the event on SoundCloud:

                                          https://soundcloud.Com/sellouts-1