She said she didn't know how bad she was hurt until a doctor at a San Francisco hospital later treated her.
The crash on Saturday at San Francisco airport killed two teenage girls from China, whose bodies were found outside the wreckage, and injured dozens of others. At least two others suffered paralysing back injuries, hospital officials said.
Ms Lee, 40, who has nearly 20 years' experience with Asiana, said she knew seconds before impact that something was wrong with the plane.