An Air Busan aircraft; The aircraft shown in the photo is not the aircraft referenced in the article. [AIR BUSAN]
An Air Busan passenger aircraft departing from Gimhae International Airport in Busan was diverted to Kaohsiung International Airport in southern Taiwan on Saturday
after failing twice to land at Taoyuan International Airport in northern Taiwan due to strong winds.
Flight BX791
departed from Gimhae International Airport
but encountered strong crosswinds during its first landing attempt at Taoyuan Airport at around 3:50 p.m. that day, according to news outlet Yonhap News Agency on Monday. It then performed a go-around, which is an aviation term used when a pilot aborts a landing attempt and climbs back into the air to try again or divert elsewhere.
The pilot then attempted a second landing, but abandoned the attempt and carried out another go-around after the aircraft shook violently.
The aircraft reportedly swayed significantly from side to side and suffered a tail strike during the landing process at the Taoyuan International Airport, in which the rear section of the plane made contact with the runway.
Taoyuan International Airport is the main airport serving Taipei, Taiwan.
Passengers traveled from Kaohsiung to Taipei on chartered buses arranged by Air Busan. The aircraft is undergoing inspection locally.
“The rear lower section of the aircraft temporarily scraped the ground during the go-around process, caused by strong winds,” an Air Busan representative said. “It has been confirmed that there was no impact on the aircraft’s primary structure.”
The spokesperson added that compensation was provided to passengers in accordance with relevant regulations after a connecting flight linked to the service was delayed.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
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