ASN Aircraft accident Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B 97004 Jakarta
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Wednesday 9 May 2012
Time:14:32
Type:Silhouette image of generic SU95 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B
Operator:Sukhoi Civil Aircraft
Registration: 97004
MSN: 95004
First flight: 2009-07-25 (2 years 10 months)
Total airframe hrs:843
Cycles:502
Engines: 2 PowerJet SaM146
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41
Total:Fatalities: 45 / Occupants: 45
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:75 km (46.9 mls) S of Jakarta (   Indonesia)
Crash site elevation: 1860 m (6102 feet) amsl
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Demonstration
Departure airport:Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport (HLP/WIHH), Indonesia
Destination airport:Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport (HLP/WIHH), Indonesia
Flightnumber:36801
Narrative:
A Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger plane was destroyed when it struck the side of a mountain during a demonstration flight over Indonesia. All 45 on board were killed.
A flight plan had been filed for an IFR flight from Halim Airport to Pelabuhan Ratu area then return to Halim Airport.
The flight departed Jakarta-Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport (HLP/WIHH) at 14:21. It flew south and circled Mount Salak (elevation 7254 feet). After circling the mountain, the airplane began to descend from 10,000 feet to 6,000 feet. Last contact with the flight was at 14:30. The wreckage was found the following morning on a near-vertical mountainside on the eastern side of Mount Salak at an elevation of 6,100 feet.

The Superjet was conducting a demonstration flight to prospective customers in several countries. Demonstrations were flown in Myanmar, Pakistan and Kazakhstan before arriving in Indonesia on May 9. Two demonstration flights were planned. The first flight was uneventful. Passengers on the second flight were reporters and representatives of several Indonesian airlines. There were six crew members on board, two representatives of Sukhoi and 37 journalists and prospective clients.

Probable Cause:

FACTORS:
a. The crew were not aware of the mountainous area surrounding the flight path due to various factors resulting in disregarding the TAWS warning.
b. The Jakarta Radar service had not established the minimum vectoring altitudes and the system was not equipped with functioning MSAW for the particular area surrounding Mount Salak.
c. Distraction to the flight crew from prolonged conversation not related to the progress of the flight resulted in the pilot flying did not continue to change the aircraft heading while in orbit. Consequently, the aircraft unintentionally exited the orbit.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSC Indonesia
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 223 days (7 months)
Accident number: KNKT.12.05.09.04
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» BBC
» sergeydolya.livejournal.com
» Ministry of Transportation, Indonesia
» SKYbrary 


Follow-up / safety actions

NTSC issued 19 Safety Recommendations

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Flight path of the Superjet
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Flight path and altitude of the final phase of the flight
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Annotated final part of the flight
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accident date: 09-05-2012
type: Sukhoi Superjet 100-95
registration: 97004
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accident date: 09-05-2012
type: Sukhoi Superjet 100-95
registration: 97004
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accident date: 09-05-2012
type: Sukhoi Superjet 100-95
registration: 97004
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accident date: 09-05-2012
type: Sukhoi Superjet 100-95
registration: 97004
 

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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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