Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 836

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 836
The aircraft, PK-MDE seen before the incident
Runway overrun/bad weather
Date13 April 2010
SummaryRunway overrun caused by bad weather
SiteRendani Airport, Manokwari, Indonesia
0°52′51″S 134°02′52″E / 0.88083°S 134.04778°E / -0.88083; 134.04778
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-322
OperatorMerpati Nusantara Airlines
IATA flight No.MZ836
RegistrationPK-MDE
Flight originSorong Airport, Indonesia
DestinationRendani Airport, Manokwari, Indonesia
Occupants110
Passengers103
Crew7
Fatalities0
Injuries44
Survivors110

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 836 was a scheduled domestic flight between Sorong and Manokwari, Indonesia. On 13 April 2010, the flight, operated by Boeing 737-300 PK-MDE, overran the runway on landing. The aircraft broke into three pieces. All people on board survived, although 44 suffered injuries.

Accident

At 11:00 local time (02:00 UTC), Flight 836 overran the runway on landing at Rendani Airport, Manokwari, Indonesia on a scheduled domestic flight from Sorong Airport, Sorong. 44 people were injured, including ten seriously.[1] The flight was carrying 103 passengers and six crew.[2] The weather at the time was raining and misty. After departing the end of the runway, the aircraft struck some trees, tearing off the port wing. The fuselage ended up some 200 metres (660 ft) beyond the end of the 2,004 metres (6,575 ft) long runway at Rendani Airport. The tail of the aircraft broke off and came to rest in the creek off the Northern end of Runway 35.[3][4][5] The pilot was reported to have over 16,000 hours total time and the co-pilot over 22,000 hours total time.[1]

Aircraft

The accident aircraft when still operated by United Airlines.

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-322 registration PK-MDE, msn 24600.[1] The aircraft first flew on 16 March 1990 and entered service with United Airlines on 2 April 1990.[6] The aircraft was delivered to Merpati Nusantara Airlines on 12 November 2009.[7] The accident resulted the aircraft written off. At the time of the accident, it had completed about 54,700 hours in 38,450 cycles. The APU had been unserviceable since 10 April 2010.[1] The destroyed aircraft is visible on Google Earth.

Consequences

As a result of the crash, a total of seven safety recommendations were issued, five to the Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and two to the airline. The DGCA was instructed to review numerous airport facilities against Indonesian safety regulations, as well as Merpati Nusantara's safety regulations, and ensure that they were met. The airline was to conduct a review of its safety regulations, as well as a review of airports it serves to ensure that they were capable of handling aircraft as large as a Boeing 737.[7]

Gallery

  • Damage to the cabin of Flight 836
    Damage to the cabin of Flight 836
  • The split, destroyed Boeing 737 shortly after the incident
    The split, destroyed Boeing 737 shortly after the incident

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Merpati B733 at Manokwari on April 13 2010, overran runway and broke up in river". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Recent accidents / incidents worldwide – April 2010". JACDEC. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. ^ Plane skids off runway in Indonesia, ABC Online, 13 April 2010
  4. ^ Merpati Boeing 737 skids off the runway at Manokwari Archived 28 July 2012 at archive.today, Miyuru ( K FLYER ), airlineindustryreview.com, 13 April 2010
  5. ^ "Passenger plane skids off runway in Indonesia". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  6. ^ "13 April 2010 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Boeing 737-300 PK-MDE, Manokwari Airport area, Papua Province, Indonesia" (PDF). JACDEC. Retrieved 15 April 2010. [dead link]
  7. ^ a b "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
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