Plane makes emergency landing

Plane makes emergency landing

PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: An F-28 Merpati Nusantara aircraft failed to land yesterday morning at the Tjilik Riwut airport and was forced to make an emergency landing at the Syamsuddinoor airport in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.

Murmo Samino, the Palangka Raya district manager of Merpati Nusantara airlines, confirmed the incident, saying that the aircraft changed directions at 9:05 a.m. and landed in Banjarmasin at 9:30 a.m. due to damages to the plane's wind absorbing device.

The Antara news agency reported that the craft, en route from Jakarta to Palangka Raya, was carrying 76 passengers and was piloted by Iskandar.

According to Murmo, an aircraft without the device must have a landing strip that is at least 2,000 meters long, while Tjilik Riwut has a 1,200-meter-long strip. (14)