Wings AT72 at Sumbawa Besar on Apr 20th 2015, 4.8G touchdown and go-around
Last Update: May 5, 2015 / 16:44:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 20, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wings Air
Flight number
IW-1882
Departure
Praya, Indonesia
Destination
Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-WGS
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The French BEA reportd in their weekly bulletin that the aircraft experienced a vertical acceleration of 4.8G at touchdown in Sumbawa Besar, bounced and went around. A post flight examination found scratches on the landing gear struts and misalignment on the left hand wing-fuselage fitting. The aircraft has been grounded at Praya's Lombok Airport for further examination. Indonesia's NTSC have opened an investigation into the occurrence rated a serious incident, the damage to the aircraft is still being assessed.
No weather data are available for Sumbawa Besar.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 20, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wings Air
Flight number
IW-1882
Departure
Praya, Indonesia
Destination
Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-WGS
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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