Concrete Berm, Silent Black Box: How 179 Could've Lived

Aviation Survival Stories · Jul 25, 2026 · 19m

Concrete Berm, Silent Black Box: How 179 Could've Lived

A morning landing turned into a funeral: a Boeing 737 slid on its belly for hundreds of meters at Muan, South Korea, hit a four-meter concrete berm and scattered wreckage across 300 meters - all 179 people on board were confirmed dead. A government simulation thirteen months later concluded every single person could have survived if that berm had not stood in the way - so why was a known hazard still there?

In this episode, we outline the moments before, during and after Jeju Air Flight 2216's final approach and the chain of operational…