Incident Overview
Date: Monday 26 March 2001
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 500F
Owner/operator: Merpati Nusantara Airlines
Registration Number: PK-MFL
Location: 3 km N of Surabaya-Juanda Airport (SUB) –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Fokker F-27 aircraftFokker F-27 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Fokker F-27 PK-MFL, used for captaincy training, crashed during a touch-and-go approach to Juanda Airport. The aircraft banking to the left before crashing in an area of shrimp ponds.A Fokker F-27 PK-MFL, used for captaincy training, crashed during a touch-and-go approach to Juanda Airport. The aircraft banking to the left before crashing in an area of shrimp ponds.
Description
Fokker F-27 PK-MFL “Tagu Landang” was being used to train two CN-235 captains for the captaincy of a Fokker F-27. Captain Yuditoto had 9,288 flight hours, captain Davi 4,506 flight hours and captain Andi Mulia 4,325 flight hours. Approaching Juanda for the 8th touch and go the aircraft was seen banking to the left, then crashed and caught fire. The F-27 crashed in an area of shrimp ponds.
Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure during a critical maneuver.Possible mechanical failure during a critical maneuver.Share on:
