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Old 25th Oct 2011, 03:24
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Incident: Lion Air B739 at Balikpapan on Oct 23rd 2011, runway excursion

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A Lion Air Boeing 737-900, registration PK-LHO performing flight JT-673 from Tarakan to Balikpapan (Indonesia) with 198 passengers and 7 crew, overran the end of the runway 25 with the main gear about 20 meters off paved surface (60 meters paved runway end safety area) when the aircraft landed in Balikpapan in heavy rain and strong gusting winds. No injuries occurred, the passengers disembarked normally onto soft ground.

The airport was closed for about 6 hours until the aircraft was moved back onto paved surface and towed to the apron.

The local weather station reported thunderstorms and rain with winds around 12 knots from northeast about one hour after the overrun.

Balikpapan's runway 25 is 2500 meters/8200 feet long (landing distance available: 2500 meters) and offers a VOR/DME approach.
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