Garuda B738 at Pekanbaru on Jul 17th 2012, runway excursion on landing

Last Update: July 18, 2012 / 17:43:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 17, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
Garuda Indonesia

Flight number
GA-174

Departure
Jakarta, Indonesia

Destination
Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
PK-GEJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Garuda Boeing 737-800, registration PK-GEJ performing flight GA-174 from Jakarta to Pekanbaru (Indonesia) with 162 passengers, landed on Pekanbaru's runway 36 in heavy rain at about 15:32L (08:32Z) but veered left off the runway and came to a stop with all wheels off paved surface past the runway end. No injuries occurred.

The airport had to be closed until Jul 18th. The aircraft is still in its final position, engineers have not been able to move the aircraft yet (standing Jul 18th 17:30Z). The airport was reopened with a shortened runway and restrictions on Jul 18th 08:00L (01:00Z) (also see NOTAMs).
Metars:
WIBB 171100Z 00000KT 7000 SCT012 24/24 Q1008
WIBB 170900Z 00000KT 8000 RA SCT018 25/23 Q1007
WIBB 170800Z 02007KT 8000 RA SCT016 25/23 Q1007
WIBB 170700Z 31010KT 8000 TSRA FEW017CB SCT013 25/24 Q1008
WIBB 170600Z 25015KT 8000 RA FEW017CB BKN012 32/23 Q1008
WIBB 170500Z 00000KT 9999 SCT015 30/23 Q1009

Relevant NOTAM:
B0973/12 - RWY 18/36 OPS BUT CTN, RESTRICTED DUE TO DISABLED ACFT ON RWY TRIP. PSN 7 METERS FM THE END OF RWY 36, 15 METERS FM THE EXT OF CENTERLINE ON THE LEFT SIDE, HEIGHT 12,5 METERS. ALL ACFT USE RWY 36 FOR LDG AND RWY 18 FOR TKOF AND USE VOR/DME APCH OR NDB APCH OR RNAV (GNSS) APCH.
DECLARED DISTANCE ARE NOW :
RWYTORATODAASDALDA18214023352140-36---2040RMK: MAX TAILWIND 10 KNOTS FOR DRY RWY, NO RECOMENDED FOR WET RWY. 18 JUL 15:25 2012 UNTIL 18 JUL 22:00 2012. CREATED: 18 JUL 15:20 2012

B0960/12 - RWY CLSD DUE TO BLOCKED BY ACFT. 17 JUL 11:20 2012 UNTIL 17 JUL 12:30 2012 ESTIMATED. CREATED: 17 JUL 11:31 2012
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 17, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
Garuda Indonesia

Flight number
GA-174

Departure
Jakarta, Indonesia

Destination
Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
PK-GEJ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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