Accident process
According to the official report, China Eastern Airlines flight MU5737 was originally planned to fly from Kunming to Nanjing. Due to the limited number of take-off and landing flights at Nanjing Airport, the flight began to land after waiting for about 2 hours at Nanjing Airport. When the plane approached the runway, an abnormal situation suddenly appeared and the plane crashed on the grass beside the runway.
Question 1: Why did the plane suddenly get out of control?
After the accident, some netizens posted a video in which you can see that the plane suddenly tilted to the left when landing, and then crashed. At present, the official has not given a clear response to the reason why the plane is out of control. However, some analysts pointed out that the plane may be affected by strong crosswind when landing, leading to out of control.
Question 2: Is there any technical problem with the plane?
The official did not respond to whether there were technical problems with the plane. However, some netizens photographed the moment when the plane took off before the accident. In the video, you can see that the plane made abnormal noises during the take-off. This also led some people to speculate that there were technical problems before the plane took off.
Question 3: Is there human error in the plane?
Some netizens released a "China Eastern Airlines MU5737 crew list" after the accident, and pointed out that one of the co-pilots had been grounded due to operational errors during the flight. However, the official has not confirmed this statement.
Question 4: Is the rescue timely and effective?
After the accident, rescuers from Nanjing Airport quickly rushed to the scene for rescue. However, some netizens questioned the response speed and rescue ability of rescuers. It is understood that the rescue capacity of Nanjing Airport is first-class in China, so there may be some misunderstandings about this issue.