Crashed jet was flying ‘well below’ target speed

Air crash investigators have determined Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was travelling “significantly below” the target speed during its approach and that the crew tried to abort the landing just before it smashed onto the runway.

What they don’t yet know is whether the pilot’s inexperience with the type of aircraft and San Francisco’s airport played a role.

Investigators looking into the jetliner’s crash in San Francisco, which killed two young girls and sent more than 180 to hospitals, said they were also focusing on whether the airport or plane’s equipment also could have malfunctioned.