Jeju Air crash jet was traveling at 232 km/h just before hitting embankment, lawmaker Jung Joon-ho reveals

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Analysis has found that during the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash on December 29, 2024, the passenger jet struck a concrete embankment housing the localizer at a speed of 232 km/h.
According to an "aircraft impact acceleration review" released on the 12th by Jung Joon-ho of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), who represents the Gwangju Buk-gu Gap constituency, and compiled by the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB), the aircraft’s average speed at the point where the fuselage first touched down was 374 km/h.
The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board estimates that the aircraft’s speed was 374 km/h at the point where friction with the runway began, 280 km/h just before it hit the embankment, and 232 km/h at the moment of impact. By analyzing video footage from the time of the accident, the board also concluded that the aircraft collided with the localizer 30 seconds after the fuselage landing.
Based on the calculated average speeds, the board estimated that the acceleration forces experienced by passengers inside the aircraft at the moment of impact were at least 20G, or 20 times the force of gravity. It further predicted that in the moments immediately before impact, passengers were subjected to acceleration in the range of 40 to 60G, taking into account the aircraft’s speed just before and just after impact, as well as the duration of the collision.
Jung stated, "Interpreting this data falls within the realm of experts, and determining the cause of the accident requires a comprehensive analysis," adding, "We have obtained the speed and acceleration analysis from the time of the crash and are disclosing part of it objectively in the interest of the public’s right to know."
The Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash occurred at around 9:03 a.m. on December 29, 2024, when Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 from Bangkok attempted an emergency fuselage landing on the runway at Muan International Airport, then struck a concrete embankment supporting the localizer (LLZ) antenna off the runway and exploded. Of the 181 people on board (six crew members and 175 passengers), 179 were killed, making it the deadliest aviation accident ever to occur in South Korea in terms of loss of life.
bng@fnnews.com Kim Hee-sun Reporter