Dornier DO328 crash, Nov 6, 2008, Fakfak
Dornier DO328 accident on November 6, 2008 near Fakfak, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot-induced excessive sink...
- Date: November 6, 2008
- Aircraft: Dornier DO328
- Location: Fakfak, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot-induced excessive sink rate on short final, with insufficient monitoring by the pilot monitoring. The airport also lacked standard runway end safety areas.
An Express Air Dornier 328 on flight XAR9000 from Sorong landed heavily about 5 m short of the runway 10 touchdown zone at Fak Fak. The left main gear fractured and the left fuselage slid along the runway for about 500 m before the aircraft stopped at the runway edge. All 36 people on board got off without injury, and the runway was closed for five days.