Three Navy Cassa Aircraft Crew Survive Runway Excursion at Sultan Hasanuddin Airport Without Injury

Three crew members of an Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) Cassa aircraft belonging to Puspenerbal were declared safe after an incident during landing at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi.

“All three crew survived without injury,” said Head of Information Service (Kadispen) of the Navy Aviation Centre (Puspenerbal) Lieutenant Colonel Eko Hadi Setyawan in a press release received in Makassar on Wednesday.

The Navy aircraft, an NC 212-200 Aviocar with tail number U-6215 from Air Squadron 600, Air Wing 2, Puspenerbal, was carrying three Navy personnel.

The aircraft experienced a technical problem during landing and veered off runway 03-12 North South by 26.2 metres at the airport. The incident occurred on Tuesday, 25 August, at around 11.21 WITA.

“The aircraft was landing on Runway 03 at Sultan Hasanuddin Airport. Moments after touching down and during landing roll, the right main tyre deflated or burst,” he said.

The tyre condition, according to Lieutenant Colonel Eko, caused the aircraft to deviate to the right until it left the edge of the runway.

Responding to the emergency, the crew led by Navy Captain (P) Galih, together with Navy Captain (P) Nova and Navy Lieutenant (P) Rendy, immediately carried out standard safety procedures, namely an emergency engine cut in accordance with SOP to minimise further risk.

The field team secured the location, coordinated with Sultan Hasanuddin Air Base and the airport operator, and carried out tyre replacement before evacuating the aircraft to the apron at Hasanuddin Air Base. Technical inspections have been conducted.

A day earlier, a Sukhoi Su-30 MK2 fighter jet also experienced a similar incident, leaving runway 13 (13-21) while landing at Sultan Hasanuddin Airport on Monday, 24 August 2026.

“The aircraft and all crew are in safe condition. The aircraft was then towed to the maintenance hangar for inspection and prepared for the next test,” said Head of Information Service of the Indonesian Air Force (Kadispenau) Air Marshal I Nyoman Suadnyana in a press release received in Makassar on Monday.

He confirmed that the incident occurred during a test flight of the Sukhoi Su-30 MK2 fighter jet after completing a heavy maintenance overhaul.