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Post by zak14 on Apr 13, 2013 3:45:32 GMT -5
A PASSENGER plane carrying more than 100 people has crashed into the ocean off the coast of Bali.
It is believed the plane slid off the runway at Ngurah Rai Airport, near Denpasar, where it was scheduled to land late this afternoon before landing in water.
Reports from Indonesia indicate the passengers have survived the crash and been relocated to a nearby hospital.
It is not yet known if any Australians were on board the Lion Air plane.
It is not yet known what caused the plane to crash.
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Post by Jordi on Apr 13, 2013 4:22:45 GMT -5
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Post by zak14 on Apr 13, 2013 6:04:15 GMT -5
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Post by ricloek on Apr 13, 2013 7:27:19 GMT -5
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Post by Jordi on Apr 13, 2013 7:43:53 GMT -5
Was a brand new plane too.
First Flight 05-02-2013
Age 0.2 Years
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Post by ricloek on Apr 13, 2013 8:03:37 GMT -5
ouch that will hurt
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Post by ricloek on Apr 13, 2013 9:45:50 GMT -5
view on the runway  |
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Post by ricloek on Apr 13, 2013 9:46:20 GMT -5
i think the accident accurt on the left site of the pic
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Post by ricloek on Apr 13, 2013 10:44:32 GMT -5
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Post by Jordi on Apr 15, 2013 17:49:04 GMT -5
Lion Air B738 Crash Latest Updates
First officer Chiraq Carla, an Indian national with 2,000 hours lost sight of the runway as heavy rain drove across the windshield.
Captain Mahlup Gozali, an Indonesian citizen with about 15,000 hours experience and an instructor's license, took the controls.
Between 400 and 200 feet, pilots described flying through a wall of water, according to the source. Bursts of heavy rainfall and lost visibility are not uncommon in the tropics but the aircraft's low height meant the crew had little time to react.
With no sight of the runway lights or markings, the captain decided to abort the landing and perform a "go around", a routine maneuver for which all pilots are well trained.
But the captain told officials afterwards that instead of climbing, the brand-new 737 started to sink uncontrollably.
From 200 feet, well-practiced routines unraveled quickly.
"The captain says he intended to go around but that he felt the aircraft dragged down by the wind; that is why he hit the sea," said the source, who was briefed on the crew's testimony.
"There was rain coming east to west; very heavy," the source said, asking not to be named because no one is authorized to speak publicly about the investigation while it is under way.
Lion Air declined to comment on the cause of the crash.
Delivered in February, the aircraft itself had only had one technical problem: a landing light that had to be replaced.
Now lying broken-backed beneath a 15-foot (4.6-meter) sea-wall yards (meters) short of its destination, the $89-million Boeing has been written off. It was on lease from Dublin-based firm Avolon.
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