Korean Air Flight 631
The aircraft after overrunning the runway | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 October 2022 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to partial hydraulic failure compounded by pilot error, bad weather, and lack of procedures |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| HL7525, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2019 | |
| 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 | 20 |
| Survivors | 173 |
Korean Air Flight 631 was a scheduled international passenger flight operating from Incheon International Airport near Seoul, South Korea to Mactan–Cebu International Airport in Metro Cebu, Philippines. On 23 October 2022, the Airbus A330-300 operating this flight overran the runway while landing in Cebu due to a failure with the hydraulics system. No one was killed, but 20 people were injured.
The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off as a result of the accident, and also resulted in the 14th hull loss of an Airbus A330 worldwide.
The accident resulted in the first hull loss of a Korean Air aircraft since Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashed in Great Hallingbury, United Kingdom, nearly 23 years prior.