Transall C-160 crash, Mar 6, 2008, Wamena
Transall C-160 accident on March 6, 2008 near Wamena, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: Overheating of the left main wheel...
- Date: March 6, 2008
- Aircraft: Transall C-160
- Location: Wamena, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Overheating of the left main wheel brakes, probably after a brake cylinder or hydraulic line failure that fed the fire. The delayed fire response and the lack of an emergency response plan at Wamena contributed.
A Manunggal Air Transall C-160 on an unscheduled freight flight from Jayapura to Wamena landed normally, but reverse thrust was not available. The crew used heavy braking and turned off the runway, and the left main wheel brakes overheated and caught fire. Rescue crews were slow to apply foam and the fire destroyed the aircraft, though all seven occupants escaped.