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Air Niugini 737 overun at Guam
An airport official from the Federated States of Micronesia’s Division of Civil Aviation confirmed that an Air Niugini plane crash landed in Chuuk this morning.
Thirty six passengers are all safe, according to Jimmy Emilio, Chuuk airport manager.The flight was attempting to land at the airport in Weno, Emilio said. Instead, it landed in the lagoon in front of the air strip. According to Air Niugini, the airline started twice weekly air services between Port Moresby and the FSM in December 2016. |
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Oh dear https://www.postguam.com/news/local/...0716bea7b.html The Federal Aviation Administration's Guam office has confirmed that an Air Niugini plane crashed in waters in Chuuk state after it may have overshot a runway earlier today. No serious injury has been reported. Air Niugini Flight 73 was scheduled to take off at 9:55 a.m. from the airport on Weno island in Chuuk state, in the Federated States of Micronesia. It was bound for Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. |
Air Niugini overshoot at PTKK (Truk Lagoon)
Breaking story ABC reports pax and crew safe.
Plane overshoots runway in Micronesia and lands in ocean - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |
Is Chuuk grooved, was it wet? Was it raining at the time, the position of the F/O's wiper in the photo in Post 2 might be a clue?
The background weather looks a bit ominous. .https://amp.rnz.co.nz/article/885779...f-7778bdc77ce8 |
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I'm sure many people saw this coming given the recent turmoil in ANG. Not a case of if but when.
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Been advised crew OK Capt, minor injuries and able to speak to the CEO
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Originally Posted by olderairhead
(Post 10260374)
able to speak to the CEO
The first thing he asked me after I had been robbed in the PX Hangar carpark - "was it a real gun" |
Looking at the current and recent weather at Chuuk, the weather at the time was absolutely crap, pretty deep low pressure system in the area spinning up a lot of moisture and wind. Have a look on Windy TV you will see what I mean. |
PTKK is 1833 m long and grooved. Direction 04/22. So not a long runway........ |
Air Niugini Press Statement issued at 12.30PM today
Advises that P2-PXE landed "short" of the runway so the stuff about being a short runway isn't correct |
BUGGER, Okey dokey I’ve just changed to QF for tomorrow Brisbane POM |
36 passengers wouldn't make it a very profitable route. Dropping the balus in the tide make it even less so.
So a salvage team is on the way from NZ. Good luck with that, she totally buggerup. Just drag it to deeper water and turn it into a dive wreck. |
Is there a link to the Press Release?
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There's a press statement on Air Niugini's website.
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Originally Posted by TWT
(Post 10260490)
There's a press statement on Air Niugini's website.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....2f9baff84b.png |
Madang was an overshoot, Chuuk to short.
Averages out. Bet this brings a response. |
Once the salt water enters the wiring, forget it.
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In the interests of accuracy it should be pointed out that Chuuk is 550 nm south east of Guam, and in another country albeit with very strong links to the US.
Anyhow, frees up a bit of tarmac space for APEC. |
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