Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Music by: Mike Dunn. [42] Thirty-five of the students were to attend a West Valley Christian School summer camp. Asiana, South Koreas second-biggest airline, plans to expand instruction for air crew and begin an outside review of safety standards, it said last month. KTVU's parent company, Cox Communications has recently sent copyright infringement notices to YouTube demanding that the video clips be removed. [107], The crash damaged Asiana's reputation[67][108][109][110] and that of South Korea's aviation industry following years of apparent improvements after a series of aircraft disasters in the 1980s and early 1990s. Asiana Airlines to Sue KTVU-TV Over Racist Fake Pilot . In addition to alleging product defects, the suits focus on the training provided to the Asiana crew. Top Brass is not happy about the situation. Well, there's that. The other six returned to South Korea. [127], Hayes-White stated that the department's 2009 ban on video recording devices would be extended to include any devices mounted on helmets that record emergencies citing privacy concerns. News Director Lee Rosenthal called newsroom staff into a conference room Wednesday and informed them of the dismissals. 8:37 AM EDT, Wed June 25, 2014. All Rights Reserved. Incheon serves as a major connecting point between China and North America. [112], In the hours after the accident, Asiana Airlines CEO Yoon Young-doo (; ) said his airline had ruled out mechanical failure as the cause of the crash. . The families of those who died were paid more than $10,000 as an initial compensation," Lee said, without providing a specific figure.[110][124]. [73] At least one person recorded it on video. By Clare Kim. July 25, 2013 / 10:21 AM The producer with seven year's experience at KTVU wrote 'Oh S***'. 08:43 EST 25 Jul 2013. "A Flash of Light Didn't Blind the Asiana 214 Pilot". According to the {:tag :b, :attrs nil, :content [{:tag :a, :attrs {:href "http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/TV-Station-Makes-Excruciating-Error-Reads-4-4662895.php", :rel "nofollow"}, :content ["San Francisco Chronicle"]}]}, Belstock revealed his embarrassment on the social networking site yesterday, just moments after an anchor in all seriousness read four 'names' including Captain Sum Ting Wong. 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 . [23][58][59][60] The left engine and the tail section separated from the aircraft. "People are definitely down about it," one source said. Read more about cookies here. 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. False Fact-Checking. 'The National Transportation Safety Board apologizes for inaccurate and offensive names that were mistakenly confirmed as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214, which crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6,' the NTSB said in a statement. It's still not clear where the names came from, though the San Francisco Chronicle notes that they probably originated at the station the (ex) NTSB intern, who shouldn't have been making statements on behalf of the agency anyway, reportedly confirmed the names in response to a question from a news outlet. It's systemic. 11, 2017 9:24PM ET / Published Jul. The Survival Factors/Airport group completed their interviews of the first responders. [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. The carrier said it will also hire another company to evaluate its procedures, add safety specialists and boost maintenance. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Aviation experts agree that aircraft automation has made flying safer, and the 777 is one of the most sophisticated jetliners in service. Jaymi Mccann, Station broadcast inaccurate names but apologized for the error quickly, KTVU confirmed information with the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB says a summer intern verified the names when approached by the station, At least 77 people killed and more than 130 injured including one Briton in Spain after packed passenger train derails on bend 'while travelling at nearly THREE TIMES the speed limit'. 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. [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. Of the 307 passengers and crew, there were three fatalities and 49 seriously injured. The Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder groups completed their work in Washington. [1]:13 Among the seriously injured were four flight attendants who were thrown onto the runway while still strapped in their seats when the tail section broke off after striking the seawall short of the runway. [71], Eyewitnesses to the crash included the cockpit crew and many passengers on board United Airlines Flight 885 (UA 885), a Boeing 747-400 that was holding on Taxiway F, next to the runway. RELATED: Asiana Isn't Ready to Forgive KTVU for Racist Pilot Name 'Joke'. The fire was traced to a ruptured oil tank above the right engine. We fail to understand how those obviously phony names could escape detection before appearing on the broadcast and were spoken by the news anchor. In July 2013, Asiana Airlines operated between Incheon (Seoul) and 21 cities in mainland China. The San Mateo County prosecutors did not file criminal charges against San Francisco firefighters for what they described as a "tragic accident". 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. [82] The relief first officer also stated to NTSB investigators that he had called out "sink rate" to call attention to the rate at which the plane was descending during the final approach. Colleagues said they were saddened, but not completely surprised by the dismissals given the international attention the gaffe got, including a threat - later dropped - by Asiana to sue to the station. The safety board admitted a summer intern told KTVU the spelling of the names was correct. 'First, we never read the names out loud, phonetically sounding them out,' he said. [139], San Francisco television station KTVU fell victim to a prank[140][141][142] which led news anchor Tori Campbell to report the names of the pilots as "Captain Sum Ting Wong," "Wi Tu Lo," "Ho Lee Fuk," and "Bang Ding Ow," in the immediate aftermath of the crash. [138] A season 15 episode focused solely on the Flight 214 accident, titled "Terror in San Francisco," aired on January 13, 2016. 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. [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 station issued a statement on acknowledging it had 'misidentified the pilots involved. The Boeing 777 coming from Seoul, South Korea, crashed on landing on Saturday, July 6. The California TV station then went on-air with the "confirmed" names, which were, well, pretty obviously made up and offensive. Three passengers, all girls, died as a result of the first notable U.S. air crash in four years. names as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214 has been let go. 2013 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Submit your coronavirus news tip. [120][121][122] Asiana officials also said they would seek to improve communications skills among crew members, introduce a system to manage "fatigue risk", set up separate maintenance teams for Boeing and Airbus planes, and improve safety management systems. [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. Two other pilots on Flight 214 returned to flying last month, spokeswoman Lee said. Jaymi Mccann James Daniel Editor's note: This 2013 story is receiving traffic today because it was surfaced on Reddit Thursday. Discovery Company. A further 180 people were injured, many serious. [12], Hersman said that the NTSB conducted a four-hour interview with each pilot, adding that the pilots were open and cooperative. 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. [1]:xii,110 On July 19, 2013, the San Mateo County Coroner's office determined that Mengyuan was still alive before being run over by a rescue vehicle, and was killed by blunt force trauma. South Korean officials told the Associated Press that another pilot on the flight, Lee Jeong-min, had 12,390 . Three KTVU Producers Fired Over Asiana Reporting Debacle. "[127], Chief Hayes-White initially made a public statement lauding her firefighters for having "worked as best as it possibly could have". Asiana rose 0.2 percent to 5,050 won as of 11:20 a.m. in Seoul trading. But the more complex automation becomes, the more challenging it is to ensure that the pilots adequately understand it, Christopher Hart, the acting safety board chairman said in a statement. [128], On July 15, 2013, two Korean passengers filed a lawsuit against Asiana Airlines in a California federal court for "an extensive litany of errors and omissions" and improper crew training and supervision. Their specific roles havent been determined, she said. [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. 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. They had been cleared for a visual approach and they were hand-flying the airplane," adding: "During the approach there were statements made in the cockpit first about being above the glide path, then about being on the glide path, then later reporting about being below the glide path. [12][55], At 11:28a.m., HL7742[3] crashed short of Runway 28L's threshold. [69], During the evacuation, a pilot used an extinguisher on a fire that had penetrated from the exterior to the inside of the cabin. More than 90 of them had boarded Asiana Airlines Flight 362 from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, connecting to Flight 214 at Incheon. Flights from Incheon to San Francisco and the return leg would thenceforth operate as OZ212 and OZ211, respectively. 'With such a vaunted reputation among local news stations, we expected much more from KTVU. 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. [4] Airspeed reached a minimum of 103 knots (191km/h; 119mph) (34 knots below the target speed) three seconds before impact, with engines at 50% power and increasing. The chief asked if the victim had been crushed, to which the firefighter replied "like someone dropped a pumpkin. [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. )[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. 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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. [12][37] On July 7, 2013, NTSB investigators recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder and transported them to Washington, D.C., for analysis. ', '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. However, the apologies from KTVU and the NTSB have done little to abate anger over the issue. [1]:108110 It is likely that these passengers would have remained in the cabin and survived had they been wearing their seatbelts. Deficiencies in Boeing's documentation of complex flight control systems and in Asiana Airlines' pilot training were also cited as contributory factors. [23][61][24] Flights destined for San Francisco were diverted to Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Portland (OR), and SeattleTacoma. "[133], Asiana also initially announced it would file a defamation lawsuit against KTVU for having aired the Asiana Airlines KTVU prank .mw-parser-output div.crossreference{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}(see below), but withdrew from that course of action two days later. They also tried to justify the move saying they confirmed the names with the National Transportation Safety Board before airing them. Casualties were 3 fatalities and 181 injuries, 12 serious. Six flight attendants received physical and emotional treatment. In this instance, the flight crew over-relied on automated systems that they did not fully understand. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Sources told KCBS and KPIX 5 political reporter Phil Matier that the fake names - which had been floating around the Internet days prior to the TV report - were emailed to KTVU by an expert source who had provided information to the station in thepast. Pilots botched the approach and landing of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco nearly a year ago, causing a crash that killed three people and injured 187 others, U.S. safety investigators . Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. [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. The aircraft made a fairly drastic-looking pull up in the last few feet and it appeared and sounded as if they had applied maximum thrust. James Daniel 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. [21], The weather was very good; the latest METAR reported light wind, 10 miles (16km) visibility (the maximum it can report), no precipitation, and no forecast or reports of wind shear. Presenter Tori Campbell announced that the station had just learned the names of the four pilots who were on board Asiana flight 214 when it crashed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday. 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. [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. Did you encounter any technical issues? Both were 16. Update 2: They are keeping it pretty hush hush as of right not much floating around the water cooler except that 4 people were involved in the prank. 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. [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." [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]. Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash scene. [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. NTSB first tweeted about Asiana 214 less than one hour after the crash. [91][failed verification][92], The final report into the crash was released on June 24, 2014. 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." If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. 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. [65][66], This was the third fatal crash in Asiana's 25-year history. Only 43 were on the 777, after he moved up from the narrow-body Boeing 737, and he was making his first trip to San Francisco on the wide-body aircraft. 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 . July 25, 2013 / 10:21 AM / CBS San Francisco. [21], At a height of 125 feet (38m), eight seconds before impact, the airspeed had dropped to 112 knots (207km/h; 129mph). The prank was described as racist and offensive, and led to the firing of three veteran KTVU producers. , updated CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. "I'm not sure we're ever going to get the complete answers to that because lawyers are involved right now," said Matier. South Korean transport ministry officials ordered Korean Air and Asiana to check engines and landing equipment on all 48 of their model 777 aircraft and announced that the government would conduct special inspections on the nation's eight carriers through August 25, 2013. [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. 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. There are, indeed, especially when the NTSB points to pilots not fully understanding complex systems and not being comfortable with basic operations such as visual approaches. The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on the 2013 accident, Investigators said actions by the cockpit crew caused the crash in San Francisco, The Boeing 777 crashed short of the runway; three people were killed, 187 hurt. In addition, Asiana's automation policy emphasized the full use of all automation and did not encourage manual flight during line operations. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Ken Bruce: 'I always wanted to be a radio presenter from about 15', Ukrainian soldier takes out five tanks with Javelin missiles. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. [4][52] The FDR showed the throttles were advanced from idle at that time. Raponi added, "Most people have seen it," and that "continuing to show the video is also insensitive and offensive, especially to the many in our Asian community.". [94], The NTSB further determined that the pilot's faulty mental model of the airplane's automation logic led to his inadvertent deactivation of automatic airspeed control. [18] Seven seconds before impact, one pilot called for an increase in speed. Sound editor: Podcast Engineers. 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. The flight was uneventful until its landing.[47]. A fourth - noon news producer Elvin Sledge - told colleagues he was leaving for health reasons. KTVU News Director Lee Rosenthal called newsroom staff into a conference room Wednesday and informed them of the dismissals. As a result, they flew the aircraft too low and too slow and collided with the seawall at the end of the runway., Asiana Airlines fined $500,000 for failing to help families. While it looked like the airline was originally considering legal action against the NTSB, they've decided to file a suit against KTVU only, according to a statement on Monday from an airline spokesperson to CNN: "After a legal review, the company decided to file a lawsuit against the network because it was their report that resulted in damaging the company's image.". 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. 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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'. names as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214 /status/356824560756211713">has been let go . At 11:26a.m., Northern California TRACON ("NorCal Approach") handed the flight off to San Francisco tower. Well, there's that. 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. [61][64] Despite damage to the aircraft, "many were able to walk away on their own. New Footage Of Asiana Flight 214 Crash Shows Long Delayed Evacuation. 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. 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The July 12th KTVU report turned into a Internet sensation with clips of the broadcast quickly spreading across YouTube and social media. [1]:20, The Boeing 777 has a good reputation for safety. We urge KTVU to conduct a thorough review to prevent similar lapses. During the evening newscast, anchor Frank Somerville also apologized to viewers, and the station vowed to review its own policies. Randy Shandobil, former KTVU political editor who left the station 2 1/2 years ago, because "people were working harder and harder and feeling less secure about what was hitting the air," said Wednesday the episode was emblematic of the pressure news reporters everywhere are under to get information out as quickly as possible.
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