Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 836
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Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 836 was a scheduled domestic flight between Sorong and Manokwari, Indonesia. On 13 April 2010, the flight, operated by Boeing 737-300 PK-MDE, overran the runway on landing. The aircraft broke into three pieces. All people on board survived, although 44 suffered injuries.
(02:00 UTC
), Flight 836 overran the runway on landing at Rendani Airport, Manokwari, Indonesia on a scheduled domestic flight from Sorong Airport, Sorong. 44 people were injured, including ten seriously. The flight was carrying 103 passengers and six crew. The weather at the time was raining and misty. After departing the end of the runway, the aircraft struck some trees, tearing off the port wing. The fuselage ended up some 200 metres (656.2 ft) beyond the end of the 2004 metres (6,574.8 ft) long runway at Rendani Airport. The tail of the aircraft broke off and came to rest in the creek off the northern end of Runway 35. The pilot was reported to have over 16,000 hours total time and the co-pilot over 22,000 hours total time.
-300 PK-MDE, msn
24600. The aircraft first flew on 16 March 1990 and entered service with United Airlines
on 2 April 1990. The aircraft entered service with Merpati Nusantara Airlines on 12 November 2009. At the time of the accident, it had completed 54,759 hours and 38,485 cycles. The APU
had been unserviceable since 10 April 2010.
Accident
At 11:00 local timeUTC+7
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(02:00 UTC
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), Flight 836 overran the runway on landing at Rendani Airport, Manokwari, Indonesia on a scheduled domestic flight from Sorong Airport, Sorong. 44 people were injured, including ten seriously. The flight was carrying 103 passengers and six crew. The weather at the time was raining and misty. After departing the end of the runway, the aircraft struck some trees, tearing off the port wing. The fuselage ended up some 200 metres (656.2 ft) beyond the end of the 2004 metres (6,574.8 ft) long runway at Rendani Airport. The tail of the aircraft broke off and came to rest in the creek off the northern end of Runway 35. The pilot was reported to have over 16,000 hours total time and the co-pilot over 22,000 hours total time.
Aircraft involved
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737Boeing 737
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-300 PK-MDE, msn
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24600. The aircraft first flew on 16 March 1990 and entered service with United Airlines
United Airlines
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on 2 April 1990. The aircraft entered service with Merpati Nusantara Airlines on 12 November 2009. At the time of the accident, it had completed 54,759 hours and 38,485 cycles. The APU
Auxiliary power unit
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had been unserviceable since 10 April 2010.