Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 30 January 1991
Aircraft Type: CASA/IPTN NC-212 Aviocar 200
Owner/operator: Merpati Nusantara Airlines
Registration Number: PK-NCY
Location: 60 km E of Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: The aircraft’s flight control system and landing gear.The aircraft’s flight control system and landing gear.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a hard landing into dense trees due to severe storm conditions and a steep incline. The aircraft was approximately 100 feet below the top of a ridge line, 37 miles from the Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport (GTO).An aircraft experienced a hard landing into dense trees due to severe storm conditions and a steep incline. The aircraft was approximately 100 feet below the top of a ridge line, 37 miles from the Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport (GTO).
Description
The aircraft force landed into trees in stormy weather, 100 feet below the top of a ridge line, 37 miles from the Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport (GTO).
Primary Cause
Severe storm conditions and a steep incline likely contributed to the aircraft’s descent.Severe storm conditions and a steep incline likely contributed to the aircraft’s descent.Share on:
