1026-INDONESIA-PLANE ACCIDENT

Details 
SOURCE:METRO TV

 


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HEADLINE: Commercial plane slides off runway at Papua, no injuries.


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Amateur video shows an Indonesian commercial plane slipping off the runway
while trying to land at Papua.

SHOWS:
BOVEN DIGOEL, PAPUA, INDONESIA (JUNE 14, 2009) (METRO TV - NO ACCESS
INDONESIA)
1. DORNIER 238 FROM EXPRESS AIR LANDING IN TANAH MERAH AIRPORT, BOVEN
DIGOEL
2. PLANE'S ROTOR BROKEN
3. PASSENGERS RUNNING OUT FROM PLANE
4. PASSENGERS CRYING
5. PLANE
6. PEOPLE STANDING AROUND PLANE
7. OFFICIALS TRYING TO HOSE DOWN PLANE
8. VARIOUS OF PLANE ON SIDE OF RUNWAY

STORY: An Indonesian commercial plane slipped off the runway at Tanah Merah
Airport in Papua on Sunday (June 14) as it lost control while trying to land.

    No casualties were reported.
    The transport plane, a Dornier 238 model, operated by local flight
company called Express Air, was flying from Sentani airport with 29 passengers
and four crew onboard.
    The plane reportedly lost control after a dog ran across the runway and
the pilot failed to handle the plane.
    Amateur video aired on a local news channel showed passengers were
shaken after the accident.
    Local police spokesman Nurhabri told Metro TV that the plane lost its
grip after landing, could not make a left turn, and slipped to the side of the
runway.
    Indonesia has a poor air safety record both in military and civilian
aircraft. 
    In Papua, most of the airports have very low safety standards, like no
fences preventing people or animals from trespassing.
    More than 100 people died after a C-130 Hercules military transport
plane crashed in East Java last month.
    Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said last month that maintenance
should be 20 to 25 percent of the military budget but was below 10 percent due
to limited resources.
ENDS.


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