"Flight GA200 originated in
Jakarta and was carrying 133 passengers, At approximately 7 am local time, while attempting to land at
Adisucipto International Airport,
Yogyakarta,
Indonesia, the plane overran the end of the runway, went through the perimeter fence and stopped in a nearby rice field.Passengers in the plane and witnesses on the ground reported the plane approached the runway at a speed greater than normal. According to passengers, the plane shook violently before it crashed.At some point the plane caught fire, and while most passengers were able to escape, a number of passengers perished inside the burning fuselage. This may have been caused by the broken main exit door, which is located at the front left.The fire may have been ignited from the nose landing gear after its wheels were snapped off, which were found later on the runway.The pilot, Captain Muhammad Marwoto Komar, claimed that there was a sudden
downdraft immediately before the flight landed, and that the flaps on the aircraft may have malfunctioned.
The latest theory being examined by investigators is that an airport vehicle was on the runway at the time of landing. Investigators believe that whilst the landing was high and fast, had the vehicle not been on the runway the pilot would have simply aborted the landing after touching down. Instead the pilot steered the nosewheel away at such an angle it broke off, impacting the wing and igniting the inferno."
Surely any 'Airport Vehicle' would have been aware of inbound traffic / been advised of the approching A/C via GND/ATC??