Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106
An ATP similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date 19 April 1997
Summary Pilot error
Site Buluh Tumbang Airport, Indonesia
Aircraft
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
Passengers 48
Crew 5
Fatalities 15
Survivors 38

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

  1. ↑ Accident description for PK-MTX at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 March 2014.

Coordinates: 2°44′44″S 107°45′18″E / 2.7456°S 107.7550°E / -2.7456; 107.7550

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