Narrative:
A Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules transport plane, operated by Pelita Air Services, was damaged in a forced landing with the right hand main gear retracted.
The crew had decided to return to Jayapura when the right hand main landing gear could not be deployed when approaching Wamena (WMX).
Runway mishap
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1995 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
| Operator: | Pelita Air Service |
| Registration: | PK-PLU |
| MSN: | 4824 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Jayapura-Sentani Airport (DJJ) ( Indonesia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Jayapura-Sentani Airport (DJJ/WAJJ), Indonesia |
| Wamena Airport (WMX/WAJW), Indonesia |
A Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules transport plane, operated by Pelita Air Services, was damaged in a forced landing with the right hand main gear retracted.
The crew had decided to return to Jayapura when the right hand main landing gear could not be deployed when approaching Wamena (WMX).
Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» Indonesian Aircraft Accident/Incident Database 1988-2001Photos
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 Jayapura-Sentani Airport to Wamena Airport as the crow flies is 241 km (151 miles).
Distance from Jayapura-Sentani Airport to Wamena Airport as the crow flies is 241 km (151 miles).
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