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Korean Air Flight 631
2022 aviation accident in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Korean Air Flight 631 (KE631/KAL631) was a scheduled passenger flight from Incheon International Airport near Seoul, South Korea to Mactan–Cebu International Airport in Metro Cebu, Philippines. On 23 October 23 2022, the Airbus A330-300 operating this flight overran the runway while landing in Cebu due to hydraulic failure. Despite what reports described as a "terrifying close call," all passengers and crew members survived without injuries.[1] However, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off as a result of the accident, making it the 14th hull loss of an Airbus A330.[2][3][4]
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Accident | |
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Date | 23 October 2022 (2022-10-23) |
Summary | Runway overrun while landing |
Site | Mactan–Cebu International Airport, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines 10°17′42″N 123°58′00″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Airbus A330-322 |
Operator | Korean Air |
IATA flight No. | KE631 |
ICAO flight No. | KAL631 |
Call sign | KOREAN AIR 631 |
Registration | HL7525 |
Flight origin | Incheon International Airport, Jung District, Incheon, South Korea |
Destination | Mactan–Cebu International Airport, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines |
Occupants | 173 |
Passengers | 162 |
Crew | 11 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 173 |
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The crash is the 17th Korean Air crash since 1970 that resulted in a total write off of aircraft and the first in 23 years.[5]