Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106

An ATP similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	19 April 1997
Summary	Loss of control
Site	Buluh Tumbang Airport, Indonesia
Aircraft
Aircraft type	British Aerospace ATP
Aircraft name	Sangeang
Operator	Merpati Nusantara Airlines
IATA flight No.	MZ106
ICAO flight No.	MNA106
Call sign	MERPATI 106
Registration	PK-MTX
Flight origin	Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Jakarta
Destination	Buluh Tumbang Airport, Tanjung Pandan
Occupants	53
Passengers	48
Crew	5
Fatalities	15
Survivors	38

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106 crashed on 19 April 1997, taking the lives of 11 of the 48 passengers and four of the five crew. The plane crashed during landing after a failed go-around in bad weather. This was the first hull loss of a British Aerospace ATP.

Aircraft

The aircraft was a British Aerospace ATP, registered as PK-MTX with serial number 2048. It was manufactured by British Aerospace in 1992 and it was powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126 engines.

Accident

Merpati flight 106 departed Jakarta (CGK) on a domestic flight to H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport (TJQ) at Tanjung Pandan where the airplane, named "Sangeang", had been cleared for a runway 36 approach. It reportedly entered a steep left bank while descending through 2,000 feet. Control was lost and the plane crashed in a coconut grove and broke in three. One of the propellers was found to be feathered.

A monument was erected to commemorate the names of the victims of the plane crash. The propellers and wings of the remaining aircraft were also erected at the monument.