737 Banged up in Papua
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737 Banged up in Papua
Some info in English: https://www.gatechecked.com/trigana-...a-airport-3432
Yeah, tbh, I didn’t specifically mean a VOR approach. More non-precision and it’s correspondingly high MDA. Those lads broke out around 200’ (20 secs before touchdown)
Maybe they were flying/looking ‘sideways’ and using elements of the airport environs to continue the approach towards the runway.
Anyway, another example of somebody else’s mistake to learn from.
Maybe they were flying/looking ‘sideways’ and using elements of the airport environs to continue the approach towards the runway.
Anyway, another example of somebody else’s mistake to learn from.
Even the person on the ground taking the video was screaming for a go around. Obviously way too fast over the threshold but if they'd gone for a missed approach at that point it should have worked out okay. The wings were rocking, probably in an attempt to line up with the runway after only getting visual in the last few seconds. There appears to be an increase in thrust as they enter the airport boundary which could have been the autothrust kicking in to maintain speed, or they may have started to go around and had a change of mind at the last second thinking they could make it, either way it further unstabilised the approach.
The current runway length is given as 2175m which is pretty tight, especially if you aren't correctly lined up and on speed. The PF was trying quite hard to put it onto the ground as well which contributed towards the wing strike.
The current runway length is given as 2175m which is pretty tight, especially if you aren't correctly lined up and on speed. The PF was trying quite hard to put it onto the ground as well which contributed towards the wing strike.
A search of Wamena on avherald would suggest it is an interesting place operate...
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I'm guessing that due to the arena in which this incident occurred, no one really knows what the extent of repair would be before returning the aircraft to service. I'm guessing that the flap actuator jack screw was undamaged, and only the fairing requires repair, but the wing flap would require some sheet metal work. Would inspections be made of structures actuators etc. to check for damage due to the unusual loads? I'm just asking for opinions here. Of course there is always "500 mph" duct tape.
