Another ATR accident today as Trigana Air flight IL292 aborted takeoff from Serui Airport and departed the runway into rough terrain in Papua (a province of Indonesia,). The runway used ( 28) has an asphalt surface measuring 1,600 m x 30 m (5,249 ft × 98 ft). There were 48 persons on board and no serious injuries reported at this time
Trigana Air (registered as Trigana Air Service) is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Although the airline itself never flew to the European Union, the region imposed a ban on all Indonesian airlines from flying into its airspace in 2007 following the crash of Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, a category that included Trigana Air.] The ban was lifted in 2018
ATR 42/72 – MSN 559 PK-YSP
Serial number 559
Type 42-500
First flight date 14/01/1998
Test registration F-WWLM
Plane age 26.7 years
Hex code 489065
Engines 2 x PWC PW127E
News extract “Initial information is that all passengers and crew on board are safe. Several were injured and are currently being evacuated to be taken to Serui Regional Hospital,” said Director General of Air Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation M Kristi Endah Murni, in Jakarta, Monday.
The aircraft was carrying 42 passengers and six crew members (crew on board).
Based on the statement from the Ministry of Transportation, the chronology of the incident was that after landing from Biak at 10:19 WIT and parking “stand” at 10:21 WIT, at 10:35 WIT the aircraft moved on land (taxi) to Sentani Airport, Jayapura.
Only one minute later the plane skidded to the left with a position of 1,200m from the runway or with the statement “take off runway in use 28”. The cause of the plane skidding is still under investigation.
“I have ordered the Head of the Class III UPBU Office Stevanus Rumbewas Serui to continue to monitor and coordinate with all related parties in the evacuation process and handling of the impact of this incident,” said Kristi.
Source – Airline Secret Exposed Facebook Page
