Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi | Thu, 01/07/2010 7:52 PM
A Boeing 737-200 operated by Sriwijaya Air skidded off the runway at Sultan Hasanuddin airport in Makassar after it tore its wheels landing from Surabaya at 1:30 p.m. Jakarta time on Thursday.
One-hundred-and-eighteen passengers and six aircrew were unscathed. The airline evacuated the passengers to a transit hotel before flying 72 to their destination, Kendari, the capital of Southeast Sulawesi.
“The incident was possibly caused by a hard landing,” Sriwijaya’s Makassar district manager Budianto said.
The runway was wet due to rain when the plane touched down, Budianto added.
State airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I spokesman Kintoron said the National Committee for Transportation Safety would launch an investigation to find out the cause of the accident.
The accident forced a one-hour closure of the airport to allow workers to tug the plane to the hangar. At least 11 flights were delayed and six others detoured to nearby airports due to the accident.
It is the second accident of its kind within three weeks after a Merpati Nusantara plane tore its wheel at the airport last month.
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