Lion Air Overrun in Surabaya
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Lion Air Overrun in Surabaya
Juanda Airport Reopens Following Lion Air Mishap
The authorities has reopened Juanda International Airport in Surabaya after closing it for to hours to tow away a Lion Mentari Airlines Boeing 737-9GP ER aircraft that skidded off the runway on Saturday (20/02) morning.
The aircraft overran the runway at 11.37 a.m. local time as it arrived from Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, amid heavy rain. The pilot managed to bring the plane to a stop with its front wheel exceeding the end of the runway by a meter, preventing any major damage.
None of the 215 passengers, which included six children and four infants, suffered any injuries.
"The aircraft is now parked at the apron for further inspection by the authorities," Lion Air Group chief executive Edward Sirait said in a statement.
"The airplane is airworthy. But, there was very heavy rain," he added.
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They had 3000 meters of runway with 100 meter stopways at both ends, and they still overran the runway? 
Was this RWY 10 or 28? RWY 10 has an ILS and Lion has a policy of only allowing their FOs to land when the runway has an ILS.
Was this RWY 10 or 28? RWY 10 has an ILS and Lion has a policy of only allowing their FOs to land when the runway has an ILS.
They had 3000 meters of runway with 100 meter stopways at both ends, and they still overran the runway?
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looks like Rwy 10..
Wanabee777.. indonesia has 230 runways i think none are grooved, only paved in thick shiny rubber. any landing in Indonesian airport in wet.... hope and a pray...
btw ...they are offering FO upgrade to captain program...through agencies..are you up for the challenge.
they just bought 10 sims from CAE to beef up training..
Wanabee777.. indonesia has 230 runways i think none are grooved, only paved in thick shiny rubber. any landing in Indonesian airport in wet.... hope and a pray...
btw ...they are offering FO upgrade to captain program...through agencies..are you up for the challenge.
they just bought 10 sims from CAE to beef up training..
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Whew, I thought they would go more than a year without running off a runway. Glad to see the boys at Lion are giving us the consistency they are known for!
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My circus does have a few ex Lion effoes. The common feature of their landing technique is to add thrust in the flare. The answer when queried is the desire for a smooth touchdown. That's how they were trained.
It baffles me that an airline which operates a significant portion of their flights into relatively short airstrips encourages this line of thinking with obvious consequences.
It baffles me that an airline which operates a significant portion of their flights into relatively short airstrips encourages this line of thinking with obvious consequences.
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they just upgraded a bunch of these power on landing Effffooes.. to captains.. hahaha.
I guess it the asian culture that a smooth as a baby bottom landing is a sign of a good or excellent pilot. any thump landing was awarded with WAHHH.. from the pax..with a comment ....must be the FO who landed that..
I had 2 capt who never let his FO fly.. always the captain sector..even if its 4-5 sectors per day... only reason I got told that is he always wanted his landings as a smooth bottom landings. he doesnt want any kind of bumps..
I guess it the asian culture that a smooth as a baby bottom landing is a sign of a good or excellent pilot. any thump landing was awarded with WAHHH.. from the pax..with a comment ....must be the FO who landed that..
I had 2 capt who never let his FO fly.. always the captain sector..even if its 4-5 sectors per day... only reason I got told that is he always wanted his landings as a smooth bottom landings. he doesnt want any kind of bumps..
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There is some people who you would say should never be let anywhere near a airplane, but I never met so many that I did while in Indonesia, you should just see how these people drive cars. Complete lack of judgement, little or no knowledge, poor decision making, lack of experience coupled with bad weather and small runways (not even in this case!), and your looking at exactly what the problem is there year on year. They need plenty of experienced qualified expats and quick on good salary, and see what happens. At least Batik Air have seen the light..