Douglas DC-9 crash, Jun 21, 1993, Denpasar-I Gusti Ngurah...
Douglas DC-9 accident on June 21, 1993 near Denpasar-I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Bali, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: Crew approach error: the aircraft...
- Date: June 21, 1993
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Denpasar-I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Bali, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew approach error: the aircraft was too high on the glide and the captain overcorrected, causing a hard landing.
A Garuda DC-9-32 on flight GA630 from Yogyakarta was too high on the approach to Denpasar. The captain overcorrected, and the aircraft hit the runway in a nose-up attitude with about 5 g. The crew landed safely, taxied to the gate, and all occupants disembarked, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.