The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport reported on Jan. 11 that the black boxes from the Jeju Air plane that crashed in December failed to capture the final four minutes of data before the aircraft collided with a concrete barrier at the end of the runway.
The two black boxes, comprising the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR), did not record critical information from 8:59 a.m. to 9:03 a.m., the time during which the plane attempted to land and ultimately crashed. Investigators are currently analyzing why the devices failed to log this critical data.
According to the preliminary briefing, the incident unfolded as follows:
- 8:57 a.m.: The airport control tower issued a warning.
- 8:58 a.m.: The aircraft sent a distress signal.
- 9:00 a.m.: The plane attempted to land.
- 9:03 a.m.: The crash occurred after the plane veered off the runway and struck a concrete structure, igniting a fire.
The CVR data is being analyzed by South Korean investigators, while the damaged FDR has been sent to the US National Transportation Safety Board for further examination.
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