Asiana 214 777 crash at SFO

[JF Mezei]

Sign of the times,

while the media go nuts over the Asiana 777 crash at SFO and provide no
pictures that are of real interest (such as areal shot showing relative
position of plane to runways, seawall and position of tail), the NTSB
has been using Twitter to publish some pictures, including a couple of
shots of the interior of the crashed aircraft.

Considering the amount of fire involved, it is interesting that a fairly
large section (I assume in the back) remained fairly intact, albeit with
seats knocked off. This will make for valuable analysis of seat strength.

https://twitter.com/NTSB

Interior of unburned section:
https://twitter.com/NTSB/status/354002389096886272/photo/1/large
https://twitter.com/NTSB/status/354002637240270848/photo/1/large


Landing gear on runway:
https://twitter.com/NTSB/status/354002767506984960/photo/1/large


They have also released some information from the recorders:

(from their twitter feed)

The throttles were advanced a few seconds prior to impact and the
engines appear to respond normally. #Asiana 214

The data indicate that the throttles were at idle and the airspeed
slowed below target approach speed during the approach. #Asiana 214

Call to go around made approx. 1.5-sec prior to impact. #Asiana 214

Sound of stick shaker began approx. 4-sec prior to impact. #Asiana 214

Target speed for the approach was 137 knots. #Asiana 214

The flight was cleared for the visual approach to RWY 28L, which is
confirmed by the crew. #Asiana 214
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