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00:00Mourners leave offerings in memory of those killed in the crash of Jeju Air Flight 7C2216
00:07as questions are asked over what exactly caused the accident.
00:10Korean officials said on Monday that they would conduct investigations of all Boeing
00:14737-800 aircraft operated by the country's airlines.
00:19An American delegation, including Boeing personnel, would also help with the crash investigation.
00:26Eleven investigators from the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board and eight
00:31U.S. Joint Investigation Team members will begin an on-site investigation starting from
00:36today.
00:38The ill-fated plane had aborted a first attempt at landing for reasons that remain unclear.
00:44Then, during its second landing attempt, it received a bird strike warning from ground
00:48control before its pilot issued a distress signal.
00:52The plane touched down without its front landing gear lowered and skidded along the
00:56runway before bursting into flames when it struck a concrete embankment.
01:00The positioning of such a rigid structure has been questioned by aviation experts.
01:05It should never have a wall anywhere near the runway.
01:10Nowhere near it.
01:11So when you look at it, you see the plane exit the runway.
01:15It then travels about 100 metres, possibly less than that, and impact the wall.
01:22What struck me the most about it was why that concrete berm was there.
01:27Because that airplane could have stopped, people could have gotten off of it if they
01:31hadn't hit that concrete berm.
01:34Why was it there?
01:36Structures at the end of runways known as localisers are common at airports worldwide
01:41to assist with planes landing, but are most commonly made from less-resistant materials
01:46for safety reasons.