SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing most of the 181 people on board, in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.

Raises a shitload of questions relevant to this thread. Wouldn't there be a warning sign saying landing gear failed to open? Will it somehow be attributed to 'human error'? The pilot forgot to open the landing wheels?

It's been touted as 'bird error' in that the plane was hit by birds - but that doesn't explain why there was no red-flashing light warning from the system saying you're about to land without the wheels down.

At least 176 people (of 181 on board) .. died in the fire. Emergency workers pulled two people, both crew members, to safety. Health officials said they are conscious and not in life-threatening condition.

That's remarkable - miraculous even. How do two people survive that - and not be in a life-threatening condition?

This won't be like some of the other disturbing/but non-fatal events we've recorded with Boeing, the ones where nobody died so it flies under the radar. There will be a big investigation. Curious to see how it unfolds.