Trigana AT42 at Serui on Sep 9th 2024, runway excursion on rejected takeoff

Last Update: September 22, 2024 / 22:25:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 9, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Trigana Air Service

Flight number
IL-292

Departure
Serui, Indonesia

Destination
Jayapura, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
PK-YSP

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42

ICAO Type Designator
AT42

A Trigana Air Service Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-500, registration PK-YSP performing flight IL-292 from Serui to Jayapura (Indonesia) with 42 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Serui's runway 28 when the crew rejected takeoff, the aircraft veered left off the runway and impacted an earthwall about 20 meters off the runway edge. 23 people received injuries and were taken to a local hospital. The aircraft sustained substantial damage including at least a collapsed left main gear.

The airline confirmed their aircraft PK-YSP skidded off the runway at Serui at 10:35L (01:35Z).

Local police reported the aircraft suffered some (yet unspecified) technical problem causing it to go off the runway.

Indonesia's Ministry of Transport reported initial information suggests all on board are safe, though several were injured and have been taken to a local hospital. The aircraft had been attempting to takeoff from runway 28 and came to a stop off the left hand edge of the runway about 1200 meters down the runway. The accident is being investigated.

The following day the local hospital reported they treated 23 people, 3 of them with serious injuries are being monitored in the intensive care unit. The 3 serious injuries involve the captain, first officer and an engineer. The others were released and have returned home.

No METARs are available for Serui's Stevanus Rumbewas Airport (approx. position S1.8287 E136.0636) featuring a runway 10/28 of 1600 meters/5250 feet length.

Indonesia's KNKT opened an investigation into the occurrence rated an accident stating the aircraft left the runway laterally after aborting takeoff on runway 28.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 9, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Trigana Air Service

Flight number
IL-292

Departure
Serui, Indonesia

Destination
Jayapura, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
PK-YSP

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42

ICAO Type Designator
AT42

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