All Rights Reserved. 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. [1]:129, Shortly after the accident, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) used Twitter and YouTube to inform the public about the investigation and quickly publish quotes from press conferences. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much More than 90 of them had boarded Asiana Airlines Flight 362 from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, connecting to Flight 214 at Incheon. It's systemic. But the National Transportation Safety Board also found that crew training and the complexities of a key flight system on the Boeing 777 and how it was described in operating manuals contributed to the July 6 disaster. [136], On February 25, 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation fined Asiana Airlines US$500,000 for failing to keep victims and family of victims updated on the crash. The names poked fun at the crash and have been further criticized for their racist undertones. Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fuk and Bang Ding Ow. She said both pilots at the controls had ample rest before they left South Korea and during the flight when they were relieved by the backup crew. and You had a systematic failure, alright? 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." [63], The remainder of the fuselage and wings rotated counter-clockwise approximately 330 degrees as the plane slid westward. OAKLAND, Calif. - A San Francisco Bay Area TV station has apologized after reporting bogus names of the four pilots aboard Asiana Airlines flight 214 that were a play on Asian names. 'Being first on air and on every platform in all aspects of our coverage was a great accomplishment, but being 100% accurate, effectively using our great sources and social media without putting a single piece of erroneous information on our air, is what we are most proud of as a newsroom. 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 . Based in Oakland, California, the Fox affiliate represents a city where 16.8 per cent of the population is Asian. Rosenthal did not return our calls late Wednesday seeking comment. Two teenage girls from China and another passenger were killed and more than 180 people injured when the Boeing 777 clipped a sea wall and slammed into a runway at San Francisco International. 2023 National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. Three people were killed and dozens of others injured. and Editor's note: This 2013 story is receiving traffic today because it was surfaced on Reddit Thursday. ', The station issued a statement on acknowledging it had 'misidentified the pilots involved. [69], During the evacuation, a pilot used an extinguisher on a fire that had penetrated from the exterior to the inside of the cabin. [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. [1]:36, The NTSB's investigative team completed the examination of the airplane wreckage and runway. All Rights Reserved. July 08 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Adam Johnson and Cory Johnson report on the ongoing investigation of the Asiana flight 214 crash. "[127], Chief Hayes-White initially made a public statement lauding her firefighters for having "worked as best as it possibly could have". The landing gear and then the tail struck the seawall that projects into San Francisco Bay. Of the 307 people on board, 3 died; another 187 were injured, 49 of them seriously. On July 6, 2013, a seven-year-old Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER with the registration number HL7742 crashed on final approach to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). By day's end, the NTSB issued its own apology for "inaccurate and offensive names that were mistakenly confirmed" to KTVU. [129][130][131] An additional lawsuit against Asiana Airlines and Boeing Aircraft Company was filed on August 9, 2013. [30][31], A third passenger, Liu Yipeng (), died of her Injuries at San Francisco General Hospital six days after the accident. and 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. KTVU News Director Lee Rosenthal called newsroom staff into a conference room Wednesday and informed them of the dismissals. Honolulu, HI 96813 The NTSB intern who confirmed the fake, racist names of the Asiana Flight 214 pilots to a Bay Area television station has been fired. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Investigative producer Roland DeWolk, special projects producer Cristina Gastelu and producer Brad Belstock were all fired over the incident. Video showed it pivoting about the wing and the nose while sharply inclined to the ground. Katie Davies "San Francisco Crash Pilot 'Blinded By Light'". The safety board admitted a summer intern told KTVU the spelling of the names was correct. The primary cause of the crash was not immediately obvious, although it was known that the aircraft was too low on final approach and flew into the runway. 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. [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]. 'First, we never read the names out loud, phonetically sounding them out,' he said. The other six returned to South Korea. Sources tell us the fake names - which had been posted on the Internet at least two days before - came to the station via e-mail from an expert source who had provided information to the station in the past. [96] On June 24, 2014, the NTSB published to YouTube a narrated accident sequence animation. 08:43 EST 25 Jul 2013. Less than 12 hours after the crash, the NTSB released a photo showing investigators conducting their first site assessment. DCA13MA120. [62][53] The autothrottle control was found to be in the "armed" position during documentation of cockpit levers and switches,[21][18][86] differing from both the "on" and "off" positions. [12][55], At 11:28a.m., HL7742[3] crashed short of Runway 28L's threshold. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. names as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214 has been let go . A training captain who was sitting next to Kuk in the right seat didn't notice the error, and then compounded it by turning off only one of two other key systems for managing the flight [by turning-off the pilot flying's Primary Flight Display, while maintaining his own, thereby requiring the pilot flying to continuously scan his "six-pack" backup flight instruments to know how his airplane was performing, rather than by concentrating on his single Primary Flight Display]. She was a hero. names as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214 has been let go. In addition to alleging product defects, the suits focus on the training provided to the Asiana crew. )[87][88], Hersman said: "In this flight, in the last 2.5 minutes of the flight, from data on the flight data recorder we see multiple autopilot modes and multiple autothrottle modes We need to understand what those modes were, if they were commanded by pilots, if they were activated inadvertently, if the pilots understood what the mode was doing. [44] The three passengers who died were in the Jiangshan High School group to West Valley camp. 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. "I'm not sure we're ever going to get the complete answers to that because lawyers are involved right now," said Matier. Asiana Airlines has identified two of the four flying crew on board as the pilot and copilot Lee Kang-kook and Lee Jung-min. [1]:111[21][22], Twelve flight attendants were on board, ten South Korean and two Thai. "The National Transportation Safety Board apologizes for inaccurate and offensive names that were mistakenly confirmed as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214," the NTSB said in a statement. The . Sky News HD. The first name 'Captain Sum Ting Wong' might have been a giveaway that something was not quite right. 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'. [118], Asiana Airlines announced on July 29, 2013, that it would retire flight numbers 214 and 213 on August 12, 2013. ", Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross are San Francisco Chronicle columnists. The problem was that the names "Sum Ting Wong," "Wi Tu Lo," "Ho Lee Fuk" and "Bang Ding Ow" were obviously fake. However the descent path they were on continued and the thrust applied didn't appear to come soon enough to prevent impact. names as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214 /status/356824560756211713">has been let go . If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. [129][130][132], Seventy-two passengers reached an undisclosed settlement that was filed in United States Federal court on March 3, 2015. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. The accident marked the first fatal incident involving a 777 since its introduction . TV Anchor Fired First Day on Job for Swearing on Air [VIDEO] Published Jul 12, . [111] Asiana shares fell by 5.8% on the first day of trading after the crash. At 11:26a.m., Northern California TRACON ("NorCal Approach") handed the flight off to San Francisco tower. [23], Preliminary analysis indicated that the plane's approach was too slow and too low. Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie Hubka. [1]:110, Ten people in critical condition were admitted to San Francisco General Hospital and a few to Stanford Medical Center. [137], Mayday: Air Crash Investigation mentioned Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in its Season 13 episode, "Getting Out Alive," as part of a series of accidents and discussion of how passengers were able to escape. [61][64] Despite damage to the aircraft, "many were able to walk away on their own. The agency . During the crash, the back of Yipeng's seat rotated back and against the floor, leaving her exposed. [114][115] On July 9, Yoon apologized directly to the parents of the two victims,[116] then flew aboard Flight 214 to San Francisco, the same route as the crashed aircraft, to meet with NTSB officials. Asiana Flight 214 Report Takes Pilots To Task. National Transport Safety Board. The instrument landing system's vertical guidance (glide slope) on Runway 28L was unavailable, as it had been taken out of service on June 1 and a notice to air missions to that effect had been issued. [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. In response, the captain selected an inappropriate autopilot mode (FLCH, or Flight Level Change) that, without the captain's awareness, resulted in the autothrottle no longer controlling airspeed. 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"And you've got corporate coming in from Cox Communications working this thing. KTVU came under fire on Friday when it falsely reported the names of the pilots on Asiana Flight 214 as "Sum Ting Wong," "Ho Lee Fuk," "Wi Tu Lo . Both were 16. [62] Lee Kang Kuk was in control of the Boeing Co. 777 plane and was being trained by Lee Jung Min on the flight. ), First published on July 25, 2013 / 10:21 AM. [97][98], The South Korean government announced in a Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) statement that it would investigate whether the crew followed procedures and how they were trained. Her injuries were likely the result of having been struck by door 4L, which separated during the airplane's final impact. 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 . The flight was uneventful until its landing.[47]. A further 180 people were injured, many serious. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. [67], Several passengers recalled noticing the plane's unusual proximity to the water on final approach, which caused water to thrust upward as the engines were spooling up in the final seconds before impact. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Station sources confirmed late Wednesday that investigative producer Roland DeWolk, special projects producer Cristina Gastelu and producer Brad Belstock were all sent packing following an in-house investigation into the July 12 broadcast of four fake names of the pilots involved in the Asiana Flight 214 crash at San Francisco International Airport on July 6. James Daniel [62][60][1]:34 The vertical and both horizontal stabilizers fell on the runway before the threshold. [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 Chicago Sun-Times apologized for its front page headline 'FRIGHT 214,' which was criticized for sounding like a stereotype of an Asian accent. Another unidentified teen has died of her injuries bring the death toll in the tragic crash up to three. Retrieved July 12, 2013. 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. [61] The NTSB noted that the main landing gear, the first part of the aircraft to hit the seawall, "separated cleanly from [the] aircraft as designed" to protect the wing fuel tank structure. She then proceeded to read out four fake names from a teleprompter as they appeared on screen over footage of the wreckage. Ohlheiser, Abby (July 11, 2013). Asiana Flight 214 collided with a rocky seawall at San Francisco Airport, just short of its intended runway last Saturday. The Airplane Systems, Structures, Powerplants, Airplane Performance, and Air Traffic Control investigative groups completed their on-scene work. On his evening newscast, anchor Frank Somerville apologized further. We urge KTVU to conduct a thorough review to prevent similar lapses. [1]:20, The Boeing 777 has a good reputation for safety. Katie Davies [21][1]:4142, According to NBC reports in September 2013, the U.S. government had been concerned about the reliability of evacuation slides for decades: "Federal safety reports and government databases reveal that the NTSB has recommended multiple improvements to escape slides and that the Federal Aviation Administration has collected thousands of complaints about them." [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. Two months before the accident at SFO, the FAA issued an airworthiness directive ordering inspection of the slide-release mechanism on certain Boeing 777 aircraft in order to detect and correct corrosion that might interfere with slide deployment. [1]:129, The Boeing 777-200ER, registration HL7742,[3] was powered by two Pratt and Whitney PW4090 engines. The crew There were three pilots in the cockpit at the time of the crash, according to crew. [62][60] All three fire handles were extended; these operate safety equipment intended to extinguish fires on the aircraft (a handle for each engine and the auxiliary power unit). OAKLAND (CBS SF) - A Bay Area TV news report which listed racially-offensive, fake Asiana Airline pilot nameshas cost threeveteranstaff members their jobs. 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. [69], Some passengers sitting at the rear of the aircraft escaped through the hole left by the missing tail section. [21], At a height of 125 feet (38m), eight seconds before impact, the airspeed had dropped to 112 knots (207km/h; 129mph). RELATED: Asiana Isn't Ready to Forgive KTVU for Racist Pilot Name 'Joke'. [14] This was his first flight as an instructor. Crew actions were also singled out in that accident. New Footage Of Asiana Flight 214 Crash Shows Long Delayed Evacuation. 'We heard this person verify the information without questioning who they were and then rushed the names on our noon newscast.'. Deficiencies in Boeing's documentation of complex flight control systems and in Asiana Airlines' pilot training were also cited as contributory factors. [84] ARAIB tested the pilots for drug use four weeks after the accident; the tests proved negative. #7-500 Receive small business resources and advice about entrepreneurial info, home based business, business franchises and startup opportunities for entrepreneurs. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. Click here to see our full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. During the evening newscast, anchor Frank Somerville also apologized to viewers, and the station vowed to review its own policies. 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. The Korean airline also said that it. [134][135], On July 30, 2013, an amendment to Transportation bill H.R. The station reacted by quickly issuing an apology later on during the newscast as well as on its website and social media accounts, but that didnt prevent major media outlets including The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and CNN from scooping up the story. The pilots performed a visual approach[4][10] assisted by the runway's precision approach path indicator (PAPI). Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Transpacific flight that crashed on July 6, 2013, Response from the South Korean government, Response from the San Francisco Fire Department. Updated In a statement that appeared on TVSpy.com, KTVU General Manager Tom Raponi said the move was made out of consideration for the Asian American community. "Preliminary Report Aviation DCA13MA120". Read More From Heavy. 2610 was adopted by voice vote for the transfer of $500,000 from the Next Generation Air Transportation System account to the air safety account to study implementing a verbal warning system for low air speed. Former Asiana pilots and trainers have said in interviews that the companys pilots were well trained on automatic systems, yet rarely flew manually. A Warner Bros. / CBS San Francisco. [permanent dead link] [12] The co-pilot called for a go-around 1.5 seconds before impact. Paul Cheung, president of the Asian American Journalists Association, said in a statement: 'Those names were not only wrong, but so grossly offensive that its hard for us at the Asian American Journalists Association to fathom how those names made it on the broadcast. [93] The NTSB found that the "Mismanagement of Approach and Inadequate Monitoring of Airspeed led to the Crash of Asiana flight 214". the captain flying the plane, Lee Kang Kuk, 45, who was new to the 777, inadvertently deactivated the autothrottle, putting it into a hold mode. However, the apologies from KTVU and the NTSB have done little to abate anger over the issue. The National Transportation Safety Board tweeted a photo Thursday that showed debris from the accident and announced that the runway where the crash happened Un Jardin a Cythere is inspired by the Greek island of Kythira. This was in response to a chart showing an abnormal descent rate, that was later corrected. I mean, shit happens, you know?" While it looked like the airline was originally considering legal action against the NTSB, according to a statement on Monday from an airline spokesperson to CNN.
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