Asiana 214

As this is written, the wreckage of Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a Boeing 777 that crashed while attempting to land at the San Francisco (Calif.) International Airport (SFO) on July 6, 2013, is still being examined. The accident was the first on U.S. soil involving a large jet transport since November 2001, and the first accident involving passenger fatalities aboard a U.S. scheduled carrier since 2009. It also was the first involving a fatality aboard a 777.

Key Takeaways:

• Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a Boeing 777, crashed on July 6, 2013, during landing at SFO, marking the first fatal accident involving a 777 and the first large jet transport accident on U.S. soil since 2001.
• Preliminary NTSB findings from flight recorders indicate a normal approach until the final seconds, when throttles were retarded, speed dropped below VREF, and the aircraft struck a seawall shortly after a call for increased speed and a go-around.
• The author notes the NTSB's unusual decision to publicly release preliminary findings via Twitter, expressing concern about this new communication approach.

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