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| Date: | Sunday 1 June 2008 |
| Time: | c. 03:04 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-231 |
| Owner/operator: | Batavia Air |
| Registration: | PK-YVE |
| MSN: | 441 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2500-A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 140 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Medan-Polonia Airport (MES/WIMM) -
 Indonesia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK/WIII) |
| Medan-Polonia Airport (MES/WIMM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 1 June 2008, an Airbus A320 aircraft, registration PK-YVE, was being operated by Metro Batavia Airlines (Batavia Air) flight number 7P-591, on a scheduled passenger flight from Jakarta to Medan. The flight departed at 00:10 UTC (07:10 local time) with an estimated arrival time at Medan of 02:25. There were 140 people on board; two pilots, five cabin crew, and 133 passengers.
The aircraft touched down towards the departure end of the touch-down area of runway 05 at Polonia Airport, Medan at 03:04. After a landing run of 41 seconds, the aircraft stopped on the runway adjacent to taxiway ‘D’, approximately 1,200 meters from the estimated point of touch down. Three main-wheel tires and two main wheels were substantially damaged. The aircraft could not be taxied from the runway to the apron, nor could it be towed to the apron due to damage to the wheels.
The passengers and crew disembarked normally at taxiway ‘D’; there were no injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://knkt.go.id/Repo/Files/Laporan/Penerbangan/2008/PK-YVE%20Final%20Report.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6444550 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 February 2012 | PK-YVE | Batavia Air | 0 | Jayapura-Sentani Airport (DJJ/WAJJ) | |
min |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
| 12 March 2012 | PK-YVE | Batavia Air | 0 | Balikpapan-Sepingan International Airport (BPN/WALL) | |
non |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2025 20:10 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 09-Jul-2025 20:10 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Location, Accident report, ] |
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