Narrative:
The aircraft landed on a soccer field due to shortage of fuel, as a result of avoiding a series of severe weather. During the landing run, the aircraft hit an earth mound. The nosewheel broke off and the aircraft nosed over.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 30 July 1993 |
| Time: | 12:32 |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 |
| Operator: | Hornbill Skyways |
| Registration: | 9M-AXM |
| MSN: | SH.1967 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-2-201A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Long Loyang, Sarawak ( Malaysia)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM/WBGO), Malaysia |
| Marudi Airport (MUR/WBGM), Malaysia |
The aircraft landed on a soccer field due to shortage of fuel, as a result of avoiding a series of severe weather. During the landing run, the aircraft hit an earth mound. The nosewheel broke off and the aircraft nosed over.
Classification:
Fuel exhaustion Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep 2/01Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Ba'kelalan Airport to Marudi Airport as the crow flies is 152 km (95 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Ba'kelalan Airport to Marudi Airport as the crow flies is 152 km (95 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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