Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 6 March 1979
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000
Owner/operator: Garuda Indonesia Airways
Registration Number: PK-GVP
Location: near Probolinggo –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.
Category: Accident
An F-28 aircraft, identified as ‘Sambas’, executed a 30-minute flight from 18:29 to 18:51, reaching FL40, passing FL100 and FL60, and subsequently striking Mount Bromo at 6200 feet.An F-28 aircraft, identified as ‘Sambas’, executed a 30-minute flight from 18:29 to 18:51, reaching FL40, passing FL100 and FL60, and subsequently striking Mount Bromo at 6200 feet.
Description
The F-28 (called “Sambas”) took off at 18:29 for a 30-minute flight. At 18:51 the flight was cleared to descend to FL40 (out of FL165) and report passing FL100 and FL60. The aircraft eventually struck Mount Bromo at 6200 feet.
Primary Cause
Possible aerodynamic instability during descent.Possible aerodynamic instability during descent.Share on:
