Narrative:A Casa 212-200 aircraft, registered PK-VSE, was being operated by Dirgantara Air Service as a cargo charter flight from Tarakan Airport (TRK)to Long Apung Airport (LPU), Indonesia. There were three persons on board; two pilots and one aircraft maintenance engineer/load master.
The aircraft departed from Tarakan at 08:11 local time.
At the time of the occurrence the downwind leg of the circuit for runway 35 at Long Apung Airport was obscured by low cloud. The copilot twice warned the PIC "be careful sir, there is a hill". It is likely that the pilots were unable to keep the runway in sight during the maneuvering on downwind for runway 35. The pilots did not maintain visual flight procedures, and flew the aircraft into instrument meteorological conditions prior to colliding with the terrain.
Searchers subsequently found the aircraft wreckage at an elevation of 2,766 feet, about 3.4 NM from Long Apung Airport.
Probable Cause:
CAUSES: "The crew did not appear to have awareness of the aircraft’s proximity with terrain until impact with terrain was imminent. The pilot attempted to continue the flight in instrument meteorological conditions, below the lowest safe altitude."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSC Indonesia  |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 4 months | Accident number: | KNKT 08.01.02.04 | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» Tiga Awak Pesawat DAS Ditemukan Tewas (Antara 26-1-2008)
Follow-up / safety actions
NTSC issued 1 Safety Recommendation
Issued: 27-MAY-2010 | To: Dirgantara Air Service | 04.O.2010-1.1 |
The National Transportation Safety Committee recommends that PT. Dirgantara Air Service should review its pilot training and checking to ensure that it covers the use of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) (or similar) Approach-and-landing Accident Reduction (ALAR) and Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) awareness training material.
- The ALAR and CFIT awareness modules should be included in PT. Dirgantara Air Service recurrency training programs, and conduct initial ALAR and CFIT training for flight crew members who have not yet completed such training. (CLOSED) |
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Distance from Tarakan-Juwata Airport to Long Apung Airport as the crow flies is 338 km (211 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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.