According to the Yonhap News Agency, South Korean Air Force Chief of Staff Lee young-soo apologized again on the 10th local time for accidentally dropping a bomb on a residential area while a South Korean Air Force fighter jet was participating in an exercise. He said he would deeply learn from the accident, prevent similar accidents from happening again. In addition, the South Korean Air Force released the same day the preliminary investigation results of the accident, reiterating that the accident was caused by the pilot error input coordinates.
On the 6th, local time, South Korean warplanes accidentally bombed residential areas, resulting in residential buildings collapsed. Photo: Korean media
The report quoted the South Korean Air Force as saying that the involved Air Force KF-16 fighter pilots initially entered the wrong coordinates, and did not correctly perform the process of confirming the coordinates three times. In accordance with the relevant procedures, the pilot must confirm the accuracy of the coordinates in the three stages of flight preparation, before take-off, and before dropping the bomb. However, two KF-16 pilots failed to confirm the coordinates after mistakenly entering them while preparing for flight.
Regarding this drill accidentally explodes the residential event, the report quoted Li Yingxiu as saying that this is the accident which absolutely can not occur. He apologized to all citizens of the Republic of Korea, and expressed condolences and sincere apologies to the local residents who were injured in the accident and suffered property damage. He wished the injured an early recovery.
Reported that Li Yingxiu also said that he bears full responsibility for the accident, will conduct a profound reflection, to prevent similar accidents from happening again. At the same time, he promised to provide support and compensation in the reconstruction, medical and psychological counseling, and do its utmost to help local residents return to daily life.
According to the South Korean Air Force, local time at 10:00 on March 6, two Air Force KF-16 fighters in the joint shooting exercise“Abnormal drop” of four MK-82 bombs. The bombs landed in residential areas outside the target shooting range and all exploded. Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, March 9, according to the city government, the latest findings show that as of 9,6 mistaken bombing accident occurred resulting in 19 civilians and 12 soldiers were injured, two of the civilians were in critical condition. Yonhap News Agency said the latest report, after the incident, Lee young-xiu had a public apology, a commitment to a thorough investigation.