INILAH.COM, Balikpapan - aircraft Lion Air Boeing 737-900 ER JT flight number 673 from Tarakan, Sunday (23/10) morning at 7:25 suffered over the long run or landing exceed runway (runway) at Sepinggan Airport Aberdeen.
Blowing winds around 6 knots plus with light rain that morning, making the plane carrying 198 passengers and 7 crew goes about 15 meters in area Runway Runway End Safety Area (Resa RW) 07.
Two main wheels with the rear of the aircraft hull number PK-you know it vanish in the soft asphalt Resa deep as 40 cm. There were no casualties in this incident, even the passengers were not aware of any incident. But these incidents resulted in 35 flights at Sepinggan postponed starting at 07:25 until 15:30.
A passenger, Husin Djau from Tarakan, admitted during the process of landing all passengers and crew did not feel there was something strange.
Even the passengers did not know there was an incident after the ambulance and fire brigade is on the plane when they are down. However Husin claimed that the aircraft was piloted by M Prostration brakes had about three times.
"We did not feel any shocks when landing, no one even knew if the aircraft exit the runway. So the condition of passengers mediocre, nothing hysterical or shock, "said Husin Djau who claimed the final aims at Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta when met at Terminal B. Waiting Room
Operations Manager Angkasa Pura I Sepinggan, Kasiadi, said while the incident is alleged hardness of the wind from behind and a slippery runway.
"This new estimate, not a conclusion the plane skidded," he said.
Lion Air Handling Station Chief Sepinggan Airport, Rachmansyah, confirmed the information. The information he obtained, when it kecepatang winds 20-30 knots. "Normally below 10 knots," said Rachman.
It was also Lion preparing a replacement plane from Jakarta. But what power the airport activity completely stopped.
Acting While (Pts) GM Angkasa Pura I Sepinggan, Sincere Pujiono, said the incident wind speed is 6 knots at 0.80 degrees and rainy weather is mild.
Problem entrapped wheels on the asphalt area Resa, says Sincere, it was the asphalt at Resa purpose designed software, so airplanes are not getting "bablas" into the grass. Six years ago also had no similar incidents in Sepinggan. When it's overrun Garuda plane 90 meters and 45 meters Batavia.
Sepinggan runway length of 2,500 meters. While Resa throughout the 90 meters with a width of 45 meters. The airport serves 60 daily flights coming-go.
Flight activity resumed at 15.30 starts when the plane Airfast TJC-Aberdeen-Sangatta 0CC takeoff. Then following the Garuda Airlines and Air Asia destination Yogyakarta to Kuala Lumpur.Pesawat Trigana Air cargo from Singapore became the first plane landed at 15:37.
Followed by Air Asia from Kualumpur plane landed at 15:40 which should arrive in Sepinggan 12.50.Sementara Garuda Indonesia GA 665 into big planes take off to Jakarta at 16:40 Although already back on, but the runway length that can be used only 2250 meters.
Lion Air is overrun was not successfully evacuated until yesterday afternoon. Besawat with this 78-ton weight would not budge from his position.
"The tools we use are not capable of propelling the aircraft. Large aircraft to be evacuated with the salvage of water lift (a type of dongrak, Ed.) From Jakarta, "said Indrata, Manager on Duty Sepinggan.
