Nurni Sulaiman, The Jakarta Post, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | Thu, 02/11/2010 1:52 PM
A twin turbo-prop small aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in a rice paddy in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, following engine failure, injuring at least two passengers in the process.
The aircraft, an ATR-42-300 operated by PT Trigana Air, was carrying 46 passengers and five crew from Tanjung Selor City to Samarinda when the engine failed.
Roesmanto, head of flight security and safety at Termindung Airport in Samarinda, told Antara state news agency that the pilot had planned to make an emergency landing at Sepinggan International Airport in Balikpapan, which is bigger than Termindung Airport.
However, the plane was unable to reach the airport and was forced to land in the rice field located near the 45 kilometer marker on the Balikpapan to Samarinda highway at around 11:30 a.m. local time.
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