An Air Force T-50 aircraft overturned during an emergency landing on the 2nd. There were no reported casualties.
According to the Air Force, a T-50 aircraft from the Air Force Gwangju base made an emergency landing at 2:36 p.m. after an engine warning light came on during a flight training mission that afternoon. The aircraft veered off the runway during the landing roll at Gwangju Airport and overturned.
Two Air Force pilots were on board, and their lives are not in danger.
The Air Force said, "Park Gi-wan, Air Force deputy chief of staff, has formed an accident countermeasures headquarters with the Deputy Minister as the head and is working to determine the cause of the accident." The Air Force is said to have grounded T-50 flights, except for emergency missions, until the cause is determined.
The T-50 is a supersonic advanced trainer. With technical support from U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the United States jointly developed it.