Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 30 November 1994
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000
Owner/operator: Merpati Nusantara Airlines
Registration Number: PK-GKU
Location: Semarang-Achmad Yani Airport (SRG) –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 85
Component Affected: The aircraft’s main landing gear and potentially the wing structure.The aircraft’s main landing gear and potentially the wing structure.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft experienced a significant landing failure due to heavy rain. It touched down far along the runway, overran, and fell into a ditch, resulting in damage to three sections of the aircraft.A Boeing 737 aircraft experienced a significant landing failure due to heavy rain. It touched down far along the runway, overran, and fell into a ditch, resulting in damage to three sections of the aircraft.
Description
The aircraft touched down far along the runway, overran and fell into a ditch and broke into three. It was raining heavily at the time.
Primary Cause
Heavy rain conditions significantly reduced traction on the runway surface, leading to a loss of control and subsequent impact with the ground.Heavy rain conditions significantly reduced traction on the runway surface, leading to a loss of control and subsequent impact with the ground.Share on:
