Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 13 January 2007
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-230C
Owner/operator: Gading Sari Aviation Services, lsf RPX Airlines
Registration Number: PK-RPX
Location: Kuching Airport (KCH) –
ÿ Malaysia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Engine and Main GearEngine and Main Gear
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft, operated by the Malaysian postal services, experienced a runway skid during a flight departing Kuala Lumpur (KUL) around 04:00. The aircraft subsequently came to rest in the grass, with one engine and main gear separated. A thunderstorm had passed the airport earlier.A Boeing 737 aircraft, operated by the Malaysian postal services, experienced a runway skid during a flight departing Kuala Lumpur (KUL) around 04:00. The aircraft subsequently came to rest in the grass, with one engine and main gear separated. A thunderstorm had passed the airport earlier.
Description
The Boeing 737 operated on a flight on behalf of the Malaysian postal services, departing Kuala Lumpur (KUL) around 04:00. Upon landing the airplane skidded off the side of the runway, coming to rest in the grass, about 1,500 m from the runway threshold. One engine and the main gear had separated. A few hours earlier a thunderstorm had passed the airport.
Source of Information
http://www.flightsafety.org/ap/ap_jan00.pdfhttp://www.flightsafety.org/ap/ap_jan00.pdfPrimary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically a thunderstorm, likely contributed to the aircraft’s descent and subsequent skidding.Severe weather conditions, specifically a thunderstorm, likely contributed to the aircraft’s descent and subsequent skidding.Share on:
