A Trigana Air Service ATR-42, similar to the one that crashed at Komodo Airport. |
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 11 February 2010 |
| Type | Possible engine failure |
| Passengers | 51[1] |
| Crew | 5 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Survivors | 56 (all) |
| Aircraft type | ATR-42-300F |
| Operator | Trigana Air Service |
| Tail number | PK-YRP |
| Flight origin | Berau Airport, Indonesia |
| Destination | Temindung Airport,Indonesia |
Trigana Air Service Flight 168 was a scheduled domestic flight from Berau Airport to Temindung Airport in Indonesia. On 11 February 2010, the flight was using the ATR-42 PK-YRP. The aircraft suffered an in-flight failure of an engine and the crew decided to divert to Sepinggan International Airport. The aircraft subsequently landed in a field some 18 nautical miles (33 km) short of its destination. Two people were seriously injured.
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The aircraft involved was ATR-42-300F PK-YRP, manufactured in 1987 as c/n 50.[2] The first flight was on 22 May 1987 under registration F-WWER. It was delivered to Pan Am Express on 10 June 1987 with registration N4202G. On 4 December 1991 it was transferred to Trans World Express. On 5 December 1995, the aircraft was leased to Mahalo Air. It was stored in September 1997. In October 1998 the aircraft was returned to ATR and reregistered F-WQIT. On 20 October 1998, the aircraft was leased to Inter-Canadien and reregistered C-GICB. It was stored in November 1999. On 6 October 2000, it was leased by Rossair and reregistered ZS-DHL, and converted to a cargo aircraft. In January 2003, the aircraft was stored. On 2 August 2008, it entered service with Triagana Air Service as PK-YRP.[3]
Flight 168 departed Berau Airport with a destination of Temindung Airport. During the flight, one of the engines developed a fault and was shut down. The crew elected to divert to Sepinggan International Airport as the runway there was 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) long, compared to the 1,150 metres (3,770 ft) long runway at Temindung. The facilities available at Sepinggan were better than those at Temindung.[4] The second engine then also lost power.[1] At approximately 11:40 local time (03:40 UTC),[2] the aircraft subsequently made a forced landing in a paddy field some 41 kilometres (25 mi) from Balikpapan and 18 nautical miles (33 km) short of Sepinggan.[4] Two people suffered broken legs.[5] The aircraft was substantially damaged, possibly beyond repair.[6]
An investigation has been opened by Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee. The Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder have been recovered and sent for analysis. The aircraft landed with the gear up, with neither engine operating. Photographs show that although the port propellor was feathered, the starboard propellor was not feathered.[4]