Xian MA60 crash, May 7, 2011 (25 killed), Kaimana
Xian MA60 accident on May 7, 2011 near Kaimana, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia with 25 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during a go-around....
- Date: May 7, 2011
- Aircraft: Xian MA60
- Location: Kaimana, Special Region of West Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control during a go-around. The crew lost situational awareness while searching for the runway in marginal conditions, and the high bank angle, flap retraction and nose-down attitude produced a rapid descent. Contributing factors included no approach briefing, low crew experience on type, and training inadequacies.
A Merpati Nusantara MA60 on scheduled flight MZ 8968 from Sorong to Kaimana was flown under VFR in 2 km visibility, below the minimum for visual flight. The crew lost sight of the runway, abandoned the approach at low height and banked steeply while retracting flaps, and the aircraft descended into the shallow sea near Kaimana. All 25 on board died.