Jeju Air 2216 Boeing 737 - South Korea - 28 Dec 2024

[PeterNSteinmetz]

At least 28 fatalities during attempted belly landing

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/28/asia/south-korea-plane-crash-intl-hnk/index.html

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Deaths now up to 62. I am curious why they did not choose a better direction.

 

[Winthrop]

Does seem like a bad place to choose a gear up landing. Wonder if this could be blamed on a culture which readily defers to authority?