Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106
.jpg) An ATP similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 April 1997 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Buluh Tumbang Airport, Indonesia |
| Passengers | 48 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Survivors | 38 |
| Aircraft type | British Aerospace ATP |
| Aircraft name | Sangeang |
| Operator | Merpati Nusantara Airlines |
| Registration | PK-MTX |
| Flight origin | Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Jakarta |
| Destination | Buluh Tumbang Airport, Tanjung Pandan |
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106 crashed on 19 April 1997, taking the lives of 11 of the 48 passengers and 4 of the 5 crew. The plane crashed during landing after a failed go-around in bad weather. This was the first hull loss of a British Aerospace ATP.[1]
Aircraft
The aircraft was a BAe ATP C/n / msn 2048, Which had its first flight in 1992, It had 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126. There were five crew, And 48 passengers, 11 passengers and 4 crew died in the accident. 53 passengers and crew were on board.
Accident
Merpati flight 106 departed Jakarta (CGK) on a domestic flight to Tanjung Pandan (TJQ). The BAe ATP airplane named "Sangeang" had been cleared for a runway 36 approach at Tanjung Pandan. It reportedly entered a steep left bank while descending through 2,000 feet. Control was lost and the plane crashed in a coconut grove and broke in three. One of the propellers was found to be feathered.
References
- ↑ Accident description for PK-MTX at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 March 2014.
| Preceded by |
Indonesian aviation incidents and accidents in 1997 | Succeeded by Sempati Air Flight 304 (July 17) |
Coordinates: 2°44′44″S 107°45′18″E / 2.7456°S 107.7550°E