Date: | Saturday 13 January 2007 |
Time: | 05:52 |
Type: | Boeing 737-230C |
Owner/operator: | Gading Sari Aviation Services |
Registration: | PK-RPX |
MSN: | 20256/238 |
Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A (HK3) |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Kuching Airport (KCH) -
Malaysia
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK) |
Destination airport: | Kuching Airport (KCH/WBGG) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Boeing 737 operated on a flight on behalf of the Malaysian postal services, departing Kuala Lumpur (KUL) around 04:00. Upon landing the airplane skidded off the side of the runway, coming to rest in the grass, about 1,500 m from the runway threshold. One engine and the main gear had separated.
A few hours earlier a thunderstorm had passed the airport.
METAR:
22:00 UTC / 06:00 local time:
WBGG 122200Z 19003KT 1400 BR FEW000 SCT018 BKN150 23/23 Q1009 TEMPO 1000 BR=
Sources:
Cargo aircraft crash-lands, airport runway forced to close for six hours (The Star, 14-1-12007) Location
Images:
photo (c) Brendan Littlejohn; Kuching Airport (KCH); 16 January 2007
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; June 2002
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Shannon Airport (SNN); August 1991
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