SERUI - A Twin Otter plane from the airline Aviastar skidded over the runway of Serui airport in Papua when it tried to land at around 10:00 local time (GMT+9) this morning. The three crew members and five passengers were not injured in the incident however. According to Iman Setiawan of the local police, the incident happened when the plane tried to land. At 400 meters before the end of the runway the plane slipped
The right tire of the plane broke during the skidding and the plane was still on the landing strip after the incident. The plane, with registration number PK-BRZ did not sustain any other damage. The plane was flown by pilot Suryan Daru and M. Sofwan and had five passengers and a mechanic on board. The airport of Serui was still closed, because an investigation team has to be flown in from Jakarta.
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SERUI - A Twin Otter plane from the airline Aviastar skidded over the runway of Serui airport in Papua when it tried to land at around 10:00 local time (GMT+9) this morning. The three crew members and five passengers were not injured in the incident however. According to Iman Setiawan of the local police, the incident happened when the plane tried to land. At 400 meters before the end of the runway the plane slipped
