BAe ATP crash, May 31, 2013, Wamena
BAe ATP accident on May 31, 2013 near Wamena, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: Contributing factors were a landing that...
- Date: May 31, 2013
- Aircraft: BAe ATP
- Location: Wamena, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Contributing factors were a landing that did not meet stabilized approach criteria and should have been a go-around, a touchdown misaligned with the runway, and a recovery that did not follow the ALAR recommended technique.
A PT Deraya Air Taxi BAe ATP freighter on a scheduled cargo flight from Jayapura landed at Wamena in calm wind and reduced visibility. The touchdown was about 2 degrees misaligned with the runway and the aircraft veered left off the runway shoulder despite differential reverse thrust and rudder. The nose gear detached, the main gears broke and the propellers were bent. Nobody was injured.