Plane skids off runway in Nabire

Sat, 11 Dec 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SORONG, Papua: A Twin Otter airplane skidded off the runway at
Sukikai airport in the earthquake-devastated town of Nabire on
Friday, but no injuries were reported.

The light plane had one of its wings broken in the incident,
which occurred some 10 days after a plane crashed at a Surakarta
airport killing 27 people.

Paniai Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Taufik Pribadi told The
Jakarta Post the airplane, which was carrying food supplies for
earthquake victims, skidded about five meters off the runway.

The copilot, Sugito, sustained minor injuries in the accident,
while the pilot, Kemal, and a passenger escaped without injury.
-- JP

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