[1]:108110[32][33][34][35] She had been wearing her seatbelt and was seated in seat 42A, which is in the last row of passenger seats on the left side of the aircraft, immediately forward of door 4L. The Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder groups completed their work in Washington. 'First, we never read the names out loud, phonetically sounding them out,' he said. 'We heard this person verify the information without questioning who they were and then rushed the names on our noon newscast.'. 08:43 EST 25 Jul 2013. She was a hero. All of these statements were made as they were on the approach to San Francisco" Based on preliminary data from the flight data recorder (FDR), the NTSB found that the plane's airspeed on final approach had fallen well below its target approach speed. [62] Three veteran producers have been fired by a San Francisco TV station after they published a series of fake and racially offensive names supposedly of the pilots on-board the crashed Asiana 214 flight. [62][53], The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sent a team of 20 to the scene to investigate. [125] "The measures could include [changing] rules on training flights if needed," Deputy Minister for Civil Aviation Choi Jeong-ho told reporters. [21], The crew also helped several passengers who were unable to escape on their own, and a pilot carried out one passenger with an injured leg. The leaking oil fell onto the hot engine and ignited. KTVU's parent company, Cox Communications has recently sent copyright infringement notices to YouTube demanding that the video clips be removed. In August 2013, Asiana renumbered its Seoul-San Francisco route with the flight OZ212, on a retimed scheduled departure of 8:40pm, using an Airbus A350-900 aircraft; the July 6 accident OZ214 had a scheduled 4:40pm departure using a Boeing 777-200ER. [117] Asiana gave flights to San Francisco to the families of the victims. [143][144][145] While the source of these joke names remains unclear, the NTSB admitted in a statement that one of its summer interns had confirmed the erroneous names when they were stated by the news station.[146]. The Boeing 777 coming from Seoul, South Korea, crashed on landing on Saturday, July 6. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Investigators, however, primarily faulted the crew of the Korean-based carrier for not fully executing intricate systems of the jetliner packed with more than 300 people before it struck a seawall and careened down Runway 28L trailing sparks and debris. Asiana Isn't Ready to Forgive KTVU for Racist Pilot Name 'Joke', A Flash of Light Didn't Blind the Asiana 214 Pilot. The crew There were three pilots in the cockpit at the time of the crash, according to crew. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. It is unclear whether the expert source might have forwarded the e-mail as a joke, he said. First, we never read the names out loud, phonetically sounding them out, read the statement. Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash scene. The . Lee Kang Kuk, 46, logged 9,793 flight hours before the accident. More than 90 of them had boarded Asiana Airlines Flight 362 from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, connecting to Flight 214 at Incheon. On Friday, Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU told viewers the purported names of the pilots on Asiana Flight 214. 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KTVU-TV has fired investigative producer Roland De Wolk, special projects producer Cristina Gastelu and producer Brad Belstock over their roles in the phony news report on the names of the pilots involved in the crash of Asiana flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport. 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A preliminary review of FAA radar return data did not show an abnormally steep descent curve,[12][50][51] although the crew did recognize that they began high on the final approach. Bay area television station KTVU on Friday falsely reported the names of the four pilots aboard Asiana Flight 214 as racially offensive epithets. A Warner Bros. 05:23 EST 25 Jul 2013 The names poked fun at the crash and have been further criticized for their racist undertones. tap here to see other videos from our team, quickly issuing an apology later on during the newscast, Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account, Get exclusive access to the National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on, Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists, Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists, Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword, Access articles from across Canada with one account, Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments, Get email updates from your favourite authors. [129] On the same day, 83 passengers filed a petition for discovery in Chicago, alleging a possible failure of the autothrottle system and malfunctioning evacuation slides and seat belts. The broadcaster said they never checked the position of the employee in the organisation and rushed to get the names into their lunchtime broadcast. I then noticed at the apparent descent rate and closure to the runway environment the aircraft looked as though it was going to impact the approach lights mounted on piers in the SF Bay. [12] The instructor pilot reported that he had called for an increase in speed, but that the pilot flying had already advanced the throttles by the time that he reached for the throttles. The two main pilots on Asiana Airlines Flight 214, the jetliner that crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, had each gotten eight hours of . He had 9,793 hours of flying experience, of which 43 were in a 777 over nine flights,[16] and was operating the controls under the supervision of the instructor in the right seat. Thirty of the students and teachers were from Shanxi, and the others were from Zhejiang. The speedbrake lever was down, showing that it was not being used. "The carrier may pay more after the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board completes its investigation into the accident. [37] San Francisco Fire Department Chief Joanne Hayes-White, after checking with two intake points at the airport, told reporters that all on board had been accounted for. "San Francisco Crash Pilot 'Blinded By Light'". A flight attendant seated at the second door on the left side (door 2L) observed fire outside the aircraft near row 10 and informed the cockpit crew, and the evacuation order was then given, approximately 90 seconds after the aircraft had come to rest. The California TV station then went on-air with the "confirmed" names, which were, well, pretty obviously made up and offensive. July 25, 2013 / 10:21 AM KTVU also broadcasts in two heavily Asian-populated communities: San Francisco, where Asians make up 33.3 per cent of the total population and San Jose, where 32 per cent of the population is Asian. ', 'AAJA is embarrassed for the anchor of the noon broadcast, who was as much a victim as KTVUs viewers and KTVUs hard-working staff, including the journalists who produced stellar work covering the crash. San Jose news station KTVU aired a list of names they said belonged to the Asiana 214 flight crew, but the mock Asian stereotype names, including Captain Sum Ting Wong, were obviously fake. The flight was cleared for a visual approach to Runway 28L at 11:21a.m. PDT, and told to maintain a speed of 180 knots (330km/h; 210mph) until the aircraft was 5 nautical miles (9.3km; 5.8mi) from the runway. 'With such a vaunted reputation among local news stations, we expected much more from KTVU. We made several mistakes when we received this information. [126] The officials also said South Korea had no fatal air crashes between December 1999 and the July 2011 crash of an Asiana freighter. The July 12th KTVU report turned into a Internet sensation with clips of the broadcast quickly spreading across YouTube and social media. [104][105][106] Shortly after the accident, Congresswoman Jackie Speier stated that she would consider legislation to improve airline safety by requiring increased pilot training and mandatory drug and alcohol testing for international crews. Rosenthal did not return our calls late Wednesday seeking comment. The pilots, Lee Kang Kuk and Lee Jung Min, will return to work as early as this week, Lee Hyo Min, a spokeswoman for the Seoul-based airline, said today. Manual flying skills and cockpit teamwork are part of the U.S. probe into the crash of Asiana Flight 214, which struck a seawall short of the San Francisco airport on July 6, killing three people. The Shanxi students originated from Taiyuan,[43] with 22 students and teachers from the Taiyuan Number Five Secondary School and 14 students and teachers from the Taiyuan Foreign Language School. Passengers and others praised the flight attendants' conduct after the crash. A representative for the transportation agency would not say whether the intern was fired for blunder. The agencys policy is to never release or confirm the names of crew members or people involved in transportation accidents to media, Ms. Nantel said. [113] Later, he defended the flight crew, calling them "very experienced and competent pilots". During a live newscast Friday, KTVU Channel 2 reported the names of the flight crew as: Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk, and Bang Ding Ow.. [1]:110, Ten people in critical condition were admitted to San Francisco General Hospital and a few to Stanford Medical Center. On the morning of July 6, 2013, the Boeing 777-200ER operating the flight stalled and crashed on final approach into San Francisco International Airport in the United States. [99][needs update], The airport was closed for five hours after the crash. The final conclusion was largely in line with early assumptions of investigators facing the most serious commercial airline crash in the United States since a Colgan Air commuter plane fell out of the sky over Buffalo, killing 49 people in February 2009. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. The driver of the fire engine ran over them. Lee Jung Min, 49, a Korea Aerospace University graduate who joined Asiana in 1996, had flown 12,387 hours, including 3,220 on the 777. Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was a scheduled transpacific passenger flight originating from Incheon International Airport near Seoul, South Korea. The NTSB reached the following final conclusion: The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the flight crew's mismanagement of the airplane's descent during the visual approach, the pilot flying's unintended deactivation of automatic airspeed control, the flight crew's inadequate monitoring of airspeed, and the flight crew's delayed execution of a go-around after they became aware that the airplane was below acceptable glidepath and airspeed tolerances. [4][52] The FDR showed the throttles were advanced from idle at that time. . The pilots, Lee Kang Kuk and Lee Jung Min, will return to work as early as this week, Lee Hyo Min, a spokeswoman for the Seoul-based airline, said today. [133] On the same day the Los Angeles Times reported that, "At least 60 lawsuits against the airline filed in the Northern District of California have not reached settlements," and "dozens of claims have been filed against the airline in China and South Korea and against Boeing in an Illinois state court. The firings were firstreported by Bay Area media bloggerRich Lieberman. The names were fake and realized as a prank after a KTVU news anchor in California read them out loud on the station's midday newscast. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. By If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. "People are definitely down about it," one source said. ', In an-online apology, KTVU general manager Tom Raponi wrote: 'We sincerely regret the error and took immediate action to apologize, both in the newscast where the mistake occurred, as well as on our website and social media sites. [13] All three pilots told NTSB investigators that they were relying on the 777's automated devices for speed control during final descent. London, United Kingdom: BSkyB. [8] This was its first fatal accident, second crash (after British Airways Flight 38), and third hull loss since the 777 began operating commercially in 1995. KTVU-TV has dismissed at least three veteran producers over the on-air gaffe involving the fake names of those Asiana airline pilots that became an instant YouTube hit - and a major embarrassment . National Transportation Safety Board said. In this handout photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 sits just off the runway at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday, July 7. Two pilots on the Asiana Airlines Inc. plane that crash-landed at a San Francisco airport in July will return to work as ground staff, the company said. 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Viewers quickly realized that these "names" were phonetic double entendres for "something's wrong," "we're too low," "holy fuck," and the sound of the crash, respectively. Afterward the incident was reported by the firefighter to San Francisco Fire Department Chief Joanne M. Hayes-White stating "Chief, there's a woman there who's been run over by one of our rigs." A representative for the transportation agency would not say whether the intern was fired for blunder. [129][130][132], Seventy-two passengers reached an undisclosed settlement that was filed in United States Federal court on March 3, 2015. James Daniel OAKLAND (CBS SF) - A Bay Area TV news report which listed racially-offensive, fake Asiana Airline pilot nameshas cost threeveteranstaff members their jobs. Source: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP/LA Times. Thanks to Curiosity Strea. The accident marked the first fatal incident involving a 777 since its introduction . "Consistent with our apology, we are carrying through with our responsibility to minimize the thoughtless repetition of the video by others," he said in the statement. [23][61][24] Flights destined for San Francisco were diverted to Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Portland (OR), and SeattleTacoma. [1]:108110 It is likely that these passengers would have remained in the cabin and survived had they been wearing their seatbelts. "[13][89] Hersman has repeatedly emphasized it is the pilot's responsibility to monitor and maintain correct approach speed[90] and that the crew's actions in the cockpit are the primary focus of the investigation. Helmet-recorded images showed that firefighters on the scene saw two of the three victims still alive after being thrown from the plane. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much "One of the real ironies of this, two of the names of the pilots had been in the news for days before this," Matier said, adding it was now clear the e-mail was not a hoax targeting the station or a joke that had been circulating internally. "Even if they are not hurt or they don't go to hospital, we will still give them this money." By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. We urge KTVU to conduct a thorough review to prevent similar lapses. More than 300 people survived the crash, the first fatal airline accident in the U.S. since 2009. BuzzFeed's Andrew Kaczynski reported the news on Twitter on Monday. The tail cone and empennage of the 777 impacted the bulkhead seawall and departed the airplane and the main landing gear sheared off instantly. / CBS San Francisco. The flight crew's mismanagement of the airplane's vertical profile during the initial approach led to a period of increased workload that reduced the monitoring pilot's awareness of the flying pilot's actions around the time of the unintended deactivation of automatic airspeed control. Cabin manager Lee Yoon-hye was the last to leave the burning plane. She then proceeded to read out four fake names from a teleprompter as they appeared on screen over footage of the wreckage. News of the firings was first reported on Rich Lieberman's 415 Media blog. [13] He had 12,387 hours of flying experience, of which 3,220 hours were in a 777. [17], At the time of the crash, 40-year-old relief first officer Bong Dong-won (Korean:; Hanja:) was observing from the cockpit jump seat. The Korean airline also said that it. Over-reliance on automation and lack of systems understanding by the pilots were cited as major factors contributing to the accident. Eighty-two seconds before impact, at an altitude of about 1,600 feet (490m),[2] the autopilot was turned off, the throttles were set to idle, and the plane was operated manually during final descent. OAKLAND (CBS SF) - A Bay Area TV news report which listed racially-offensive, fake Asiana Airline pilot names has cost three veteran staff members . trustee asks, The Liberal response has been: Attack journalists, shift the blame to CSIS for leaking, and deny any responsibility whatsoever, As far back as 2005, Chinese state-owned companies were publishing Pierre Trudeau memoirs in a suspected attempt to curry favour with the younger Trudeau, Han Dong missed voting on one of the Uyghur genocide motions despite being present to vote on other motions before and after it on the same day, From a tailored suit to hair wax to keep his coif in place, Don't miss this deal on Microsoft Office's full suite of applications and tools, Best Buy, Fable and DAVIDsTEA, to name a few. Well, there's that. Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk and Bang Ding Ow. In July 2013, Asiana Airlines operated between Incheon (Seoul) and 21 cities in mainland China. The instructor pilot stated that the PAPI indicated a deviation below the glide path at approximately 500ft (150m) above ground level, and he attempted to correct it at that time. Coverage of the tragic plane crash at San Francisco International Airport, which killed three people and injured dozens of others last Saturday has proven tricky for some news outlets. Flights from Incheon to San Francisco and the return leg would thenceforth operate as OZ212 and OZ211, respectively. The wreckage was removed to a secure storage location at San Francisco International Airport. The agency . names as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214 /status/356824560756211713">has been let go . 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