Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106 crashed on 19 April 1997, taking the lives of 11 of the 48 passengers and four of the five crew. The plane crashed during landing after a failed go-around in bad weather. This was the first hull loss of a British Aerospace ATP.[1]

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106
An ATP similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date19 April 1997
SummaryPilot error
SiteBuluh Tumbang Airport, Indonesia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBritish Aerospace ATP
Aircraft nameSangeang
OperatorMerpati Nusantara Airlines
IATA flight No.MZ106
ICAO flight No.MNA106
Call signMERPATI 106
RegistrationPK-MTX
Flight originSoekarno Hatta International Airport, Jakarta
DestinationBuluh Tumbang Airport, Tanjung Pandan
Occupants53
Passengers48
Crew5
Fatalities15
Survivors38

Aircraft

The aircraft was a BAe ATP c/n / msn 2048, Which had its first flight in 1992. It had two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126. There were five crew and 48 passengers. 11 passengers and four crew died in the accident. 53 passengers and crew were on board.

Accident

Merpati flight 106 departed Jakarta (CGK) on a domestic flight to H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport (TJQ) at Tanjung Pandan where the airplane, named "Sangeang", had been cleared for a runway 36 approach. It reportedly entered a steep left bank while descending through 2,000 feet. Control was lost and the plane crashed in a coconut grove and broke in three. One of the propellers was found to be feathered.

References

  1. Accident description for PK-MTX at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 March 201-03-11.}}


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