Sriwijaya Air Flight 182

For other flights with the same number, see Flight 182.
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
PK-CLC, the aircraft involved
Accident
Date9 January 2021 (9 January 2021)
SummaryCrashed into the sea following loss of control during climb
SiteNear Laki Island, Thousand Islands, Java Sea
5°57′50″S 106°34′28″E / 5.96389°S 106.57444°E / -5.96389; 106.57444
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-524
Aircraft nameCitra
OperatorSriwijaya Air
IATA flight No.SJ182
ICAO flight No.SJY182
Call signSRIWIJAYA 182
RegistrationPK-CLC
Flight originSoekarno–Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Indonesia
DestinationSupadio International Airport, Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Occupants62
Passengers50
Crew12 (including 6 deadheading)[1][2][3]
Fatalities62[4]
Survivors0

Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, Indonesia. Five minutes after departing from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport on 9 January 2021, the Boeing 737-500 experienced an upset and crashed into the Java Sea off the Thousand Islands, killing all 62 people on board. A search of the area recovered wreckage, human remains, and items of clothing. The flight data recorder (FDR) was recovered on 12 January, and the data storage module of the cockpit voice recorder was recovered on 30 March.[5]

During the search, Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) used the available data from Flightradar24, and hypothesised that the plane's engines were still operating upon impact. It was known that the autothrottle on this aircraft had malfunctioned a few days earlier, and one line of investigation was whether this might have contributed to the accident.[6]

A preliminary report released on 10 February 2021 suggested problems with the plane's autothrottle; the thrust lever for the left engine reduced thrust as the aircraft climbed, while the thrust lever for the right engine remained fixed.[7] On 10 November 2022, the NTSC published the final report of the investigation, concluding that the crash had been caused by a combination of a faulty autothrottle and pilot error.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Kemenhub: Ada 50 Penumpang dan 12 Kru di Pesawat Sriwijaya Air yang Hilang Kontak" [Ministry of Transportation: There were 50 passengers and 12 crew on the Sriwijaya Air plane who lost contact] (in Indonesian). Kompas. 9 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Manifest Sriwijaya Air SJ-182: 50 Penumpang, 6 Kru Aktif dan 6 Ekstra Kru" [Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Manifest: 50 Passengers, 6 Active Crew and 6 Extra Crew] (in Indonesian). Liputan6. 9 January 2021. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Menhub: Sriwijaya Air SJ182 Angkut 50 Penumpang dan 12 Kru" [Minister of Transportation: Sriwijaya Air SJ182 Transports 50 passengers and 12 crew] (in Indonesian). Kompas. 9 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Indonesia halts search for victims of Sriwayaja Air crash". Reuters. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ^ Munthe, Bernadette Christina; Costa, Agustinus Beo Da (31 March 2021). "Indonesia recovers cockpit voice recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air jet". Reuters. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ^ Mediatama, Grahanusa (22 January 2021). "KNKT selidiki sistem autothrottle pesawat Sriwijaya Air SJ182, kenapa?" ["The NTSC is investigating the autothrottle system of the Sriwijaya Air SJ182 aircraft, why?]. kontan.co.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-524 (WL) PK-CLC Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)". aviation-safety.net. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. ^ Mao, Frances (10 November 2022). "Sriwijaya Air crash which killed 62 people blamed on throttle and pilot error". BBC. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  9. ^ "FINAL REPORT OF SJY182 ACCIDENT" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2022.