Boeing 737-200 crash, Nov 1, 2007, Malang
Boeing 737-200 accident on November 1, 2007 near Malang, West Java, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot in command kept an unstabilized...
- Date: November 1, 2007
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Malang, West Java, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot in command kept an unstabilized approach in marginal conditions, ignored ground proximity warnings and did not carry out a high bounced landing recovery. Crew coordination on the approach was also not effective.
A Mandala Airlines Boeing 737-200 operating flight MDL 260 from Jakarta landed at Malang in heavy rain and reduced visibility. The approach was unstabilized and the aircraft made a severe hard landing, then bounced twice, and the nose landing gear collapsed as the aircraft came to rest on the runway. None of the 94 people on board were injured, but the aircraft was substantially damaged.