Interim report into deadly South Korea plane crash highlights pilot error
Sources indicate "clear evidence" that pilots mistakenly shut down the less-damaged left engine instead of the right after a bird strike.
The yet-to-be-released interim report also suggests pilots landed the aircraft too fast with the landing gear retracted and deviated from standard protocol.
Victims' families disrupted a planned press briefing, accusing officials of prematurely blaming the pilots and calling the interim report inadequate.
Officials subsequently cancelled the briefing and retracted copies of the report, stating it had not been formally released.
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