ATR42-600 crash, Apr 4, 2016, Jakarta-Halim Perdanakusuma
ATR42-600 accident on April 4, 2016 near Jakarta-Halim Perdanakusuma, City District of Jakarta, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: NTSC: poor...
- Date: April 4, 2016
- Aircraft: ATR42-600
- Location: Jakarta-Halim Perdanakusuma, City District of Jakarta, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: NTSC: poor coordination between two controllers handling two movements in the same area on different frequencies; a probable misunderstanding of the instruction for the tow to follow flight 7703 led the tow onto the runway; tower and turnaround area lighting and reflections reduced controller and pilot visibility of the poorly lit tow.
On 4 April 2016 a TransNusa ATR 42600 (PK TNJ) being towed without electrical power across the apron at Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma crossed runway 24 as Batik Air Boeing 737 800 PK LBS, flight ID7703, was taking off for Makassar. The two aircraft collided, the 737 rejected its takeoff about 400 metres beyond the collision point, and the ATR was damaged beyond repair. Nobody was injured.