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Accident: Sriwijaya B734 at Yogyakarta on Dec 20th 2011, runway excursion
By Simon Hradecky, created Tuesday, Dec 20th 2011 15:06Z, last updated Tuesday, Dec 20th 2011 15:47Z
A Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-400, registration PK-CKN performing flight SJ-230 from Jakarta to Yogyakarta (Indonesia) with 129 passengers, veered left off runway 09 while landing in strong rain at 17:35L (10:35Z) and came to a stop on soft ground about abeam of the runway end with the right main gear collapsed. The aircraft was evacuated, two passengers received injuries during the evacuation and were taken to a hospital.
Observers on the ground reported the aircraft landed at a higher than normal speed and veered off the runway, while still slowing down a number of parts of the aircraft were already left behind.
Yogyakarta's runway 09/27 is 2200 meters/7200 feet long.
No weather data are available.
PK-CKN resting off the runway: