Garuda crew members queried over crash<\/p>\n
FUKUOKA, Japan (Kyodo): Police have begun questioning three
\ncrew members of a Garuda Indonesia Airlines passenger jet that
\ncaught fire after an aborted takeoff from Fukuoka Airport, in
\nsouthwestern Japan, in June last year.<\/p>\n
They are suspected of professional negligence and violating
\naviation laws, police sources said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Ronald Longdong, captain of the DC-10, and two other crew
\nmembers are being questioned, the sources said.<\/p>\n
Police questioned them at a hospital shortly after the jet,
\nbound for Jakarta via Bali with 260 passengers and a crew of 15
\non board, burst into flames after skidding onto a grassy area
\nafter overshooting the runway on June 13.<\/p>\n
The incident left three people dead and more than 100 injured.<\/p>\n
The questioning will last several days, the sources said.<\/p>\n
In December last year, the Aircraft Accident Investigation
\nCommittee said in a draft report that the pilot's decision to
\nabort the takeoff may have caused the crash of the jetliner.<\/p>\n
According to the panel, trouble in the third engine under the
\nplane's starboard wing apparently caused the pilot to abort.<\/p>\n
The draft report says the trouble stemmed from a damaged
\nturbine blade in the third engine, which caused a drastic drop in
\nengine thrust.<\/p>\n
The pilot told investigators that he aborted the takeoff
\nbecause he felt the aircraft did not have enough lift.<\/p>",
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