 The eastern face of Mount Salak, showing the point (right) where the jet impacted the slope | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 May 2012 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | Mount Salak, Indonesia 6°42′45″S 106°44′5″E / 6.71250°S 106.73472°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 |
| Operator | Sukhoi |
| IATA flight No. | RA36801 |
| Call sign | SUKHOI 36801 |
| Registration | 97004 |
| Flight origin | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Destination | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Occupants | 45 |
| Passengers | 37 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 45 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 9 May 2012, a Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner on a demonstration tour in Indonesia crashed into Mount Salak, in the province of West Java. All 37 passengers and 8 crew on board were killed. The plane had taken off minutes before from Jakarta's Halim Airport on a promotional flight for the recently launched jet, and was carrying Sukhoi personnel and representatives of various local airlines.[1]
The subsequent investigation concluded that the flight crew was unaware of the presence of high ground in the area and ignored warnings from the terrain warning system, incorrectly attributing them to a system malfunction while their view was obstructed because of thick cloud cover.[2] It was also established that in the minutes leading to the accident, the crew, including the captain, were engaged in conversation with prospective customers present in the cockpit.[3] The crash was both the first hull loss and the first fatal accident involving a Sukhoi Superjet 100.[4]
- ^ Salna, Karlis (10 May 2012). "No survivors in Indonesia plane crash". 9 News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ Brotak, Ed (27 July 2015). "What You Don't See". Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
Six "AVOID TERRAIN" warnings followed. The pilots apparently looked out and saw only clouds. They were not aware of any mountainous terrain and so turned off the TAWS.
- ^ Niles, Russ (18 December 2012). "Superjet Pilots Blamed For Indonesia Crash". AVweb. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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