ATR42-300 crash, Oct 19, 2013, Madang
ATR42-300 accident on October 19, 2013 near Madang, Madang, Papua New Guinea with no fatalities. Cause: Take-off overload: the aircraft was loaded...
- Date: October 19, 2013
- Aircraft: ATR42-300
- Location: Madang, Madang, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Take-off overload: the aircraft was loaded above its maximum permissible weight with the centre of gravity outside limits and the forward cargo zone over its structural limit, due to weak loading procedures and supervision by Air Niugini and inaccurate weights from the client. No aircraft defect was found.
On 19 October 2013 an Air Niugini ATR 42-320 freighter on flight PX2900 was taking off from Madang with a tobacco cargo for Tabubil. The pilot could not rotate normally at VR, the take-off was rejected, but the aircraft ran off the end of the runway, over the embankment, and its right wing struck the perimeter fence. The aircraft was damaged by impact, a post-crash fire and partial immersion in salt water; all three occupants survived.