Overview

• A leaked preliminary report from the Korea Aircraft Accident Investigation Board states that the pilot shut down the left engine instead of the right one damaged by a bird strike.
• Investigators cite cockpit voice recordings, flight data and an engine switch recovered from the wreckage as evidence for this conclusion.
• Victims’ families formally objected to the report for attributing responsibility to the pilot without examining runway embankment design.
• Jeju Air’s pilots’ union accused investigators of using pilots as scapegoats and demanded scrutiny of organizational and safety oversight.
• Officials postponed the presentation of preliminary findings after families and union representatives insisted that infrastructure factors be included in the final analysis.