management (CRM) training from October 24 to 27, 1989. The captain had not flown with the flight 801 first officer before the accident flight.
Korean Air records indicated that the captain flew a round trip flight sequence from Seoul to San Francisco, California, from July 28 to July 30, 1997. He was off-duty until August 2, when he flew two round trip domestic flights between the hours of 1100 and 2000.[1] On August 3, the captain flew an international trip to Hong Kong that arrived in the early evening. The return flight was delayed because of inclement weather. The captain remained in Hong Kong overnight and flew back to Seoul the next morning, arriving about 1230. After the accident, the captain's wife told Safety Board investigators, through a family representative, that the captain normally awoke between 0600 and 0630 and went to bed between 2200 and 2300. She stated that, on August 2, the captain awoke between 0600 and 0630 and went to bed about 2300. On August 3, the captain awoke about 0630 for the trip to Hong Kong and remained there overnight. The captain's wife stated that, after arriving home on August 4 from the trip, he was involved in routine activities and went to bed at his accustomed time. According to the captain's wife, on August 5, he awoke at 0600, worked out in a gym for an hour and returned home for breakfast. He later studied the flight schedule for the trip to Guam, took a nap from 1100 to 1340, and then ate lunch. She also stated that the captain departed for the 20-minute drive to Kimpo Airport about 1500 and that the captain had left early to allow time to prepare for the flight to Guam.
1.5.2 The First Officer
The first officer, age 40, was hired by Korean Air on January 10, 1994. He was previously a pilot in the Republic of Korea Air Force. He held an ATP certificate issued by the FAA on July 10, 1994, and a Korean ATP certificate issued by the MOCT on March 28, 1997. He received a 747 type rating on March 11, 1995, and qualified as a 747 first officer on July 23, 1995. The first officer held Korean and FAA First Class Airman Medical certificates, both issued on June 13, 1997, with no limitations. According to company records, the first officer had accumulated a total of 4,066 hours of flight time, 2,276 hours as a military pilot and 1,790 hours as a civilian pilot. He had logged a total of 1,560 hours as a 747 first officer. The first officer had flown 189, 132, 67, and 20 hours in the last 90, 60, 30, and 7 days, respectively, before the accident. The first officer had flown from Seoul to Guam in August and September 1995 as a 747 first officer. According to company records, he viewed the Guam airport familiarization video on July 8, 1997, in preparation for a future flight to Guam. The first officer's last route check was conducted in July 1995. The first officer's last proficiency check was conducted in a Korean Air 747 simulator on March 28, 1997. During the proficiency check, the first officer executed a nonprecision VOR/DME approach to runway 32L at Kimpo Airport. The simulated weather conditions for the
- ↑ The times in sections 1.5.1 through 1.5.3 are expressed in Seoul local time, based on a 24-hour clock.
