Incident Overview
Date: Monday 21 June 1993
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Owner/operator: Garuda Indonesia Airways
Registration Number: PK-GNT
Location: Denpasar Bali-Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS) –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 79
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the runway)Aircraft structure (specifically the runway)
Category: Accident
A DC-9 experienced a significant landing with excessive force, resulting in substantial structural damage to the runway. The aircraft was overcorrected during approach, leading to a nose-up attitude and subsequent impact.A DC-9 experienced a significant landing with excessive force, resulting in substantial structural damage to the runway. The aircraft was overcorrected during approach, leading to a nose-up attitude and subsequent impact.
Description
The DC-9 landed heavily on runway 09 (forces of 5g) and taxied safely to apron. Major structural damage was discovered there. PROBABLE CAUSE: The aircraft was high on approach, which was overcorrected, causing the aircraft coming too low. Thrust was increased and the DC-9 then struck the runway in a nose up attitude.
Primary Cause
Overcorrection during approach caused by excessive thrust, resulting in a nose-up attitude and impact with the runway.Overcorrection during approach caused by excessive thrust, resulting in a nose-up attitude and impact with the runway.Share on:
