Garuda B738 at Jayapura on Apr 11th 2012, runway excursion on backtracking

Last Update: April 11, 2012 / 08:25:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 11, 2012

Flight number
GA-653

Aircraft Registration
PK-GMV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Passenger Photo (Photo: Andini Putri via Twitter)A Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800, registration PK-GMV performing flight GA-653 from Jayapura to Tembagapura (Indonesia) with 153 people on board, had backtracked the runway taxiing for departure and was turning around 09:30L (00:30Z) when the right hand main wheels went off paved surface by about 4 feet/1.3 meters. The aircraft remained disabled on the runway, the passengers disembarked onto the runway. The airport was closed for about 90 minutes until all wheels were back on paved surface and the aircraft was towed to the apron. The airport reported a steering problem is suspected as cause.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 11, 2012

Flight number
GA-653

Aircraft Registration
PK-GMV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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