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2009 Indonesian Air Force L-100 crash

Coordinates: 7°39′S 111°22′E / 7.650°S 111.367°E / -7.650; 111.367
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2009 Indonesian Air Force L-100 crash
The aftermath of the accident
Accident
Date20 May 2009 (2009-05-20)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain during approach
SiteIswahyudi Air Force Base, Magetan, East Java, Indonesia
7°39′S 111°22′E / 7.650°S 111.367°E / -7.650; 111.367
Total fatalities99
Total survivors15
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed L-100-30(P) Hercules
Operator Indonesian Air Force
RegistrationA-1325
Flight originHalim Perdana Kusuma Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia
DestinationIswahyudi Air Force Base, Magetan Regency, Indonesia
Occupants112
Passengers98
Crew14
Fatalities97
Injuries15
Survivors15
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities2

On 20 May 2009, an Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100-30(P) Hercules carrying 112 people (98 passengers and 14 crew) crashed at about 6:30 local time (23:30 UTC), while flying from Jakarta to eastern Java.[1] The crash resulted in 99 deaths, 2 of which occurred on impact when the aircraft struck at least four houses before skidding into a rice paddy in the village of Geplak.[2][3] and at least 70 others were taken to a local hospital.[4] This is considered among the worst air disasters in Indonesian history[5] and was the first Air Force crash since the 1991 Jakarta Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash, which also involved a Hercules.[6]

Geplak is located in Java
Geplak
Geplak
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Location of the accident

The airplane, a civilian Lockheed L-100-30(P) version of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, registration A-1325[7] had been on a normal flight transporting military personnel and their families to Iswahyudi Air Force Base.[8] The plane prepared to land on base but instead crashed about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) northwest of the north end of the runway,[9] bursting into flames upon impact. Flying conditions were good and the weather was clear at the time of the crash.[10] [6][9] Air control communicated with the crew minutes before the accident and indicated no issues.[11][9] 11 of the 15 survivors were treated at Dr. Soedono Hospital and 4 at the base's hospital.[8] All deceased were identified by the evening of May 22.[12]

A Lockheed L-100 similar to the aircraft involved

The Indonesian Air Force said it was unlikely that the cause of the plane crash would be shared publicly, a practice said to be a military standard around the world.[13] The plane had passed inspection the day before the crash.[11] Witnesses variously claimed seeing fire inside the plane; hearing two explosions; nuts and bolts falling to the ground up to 2km away from the crash site; and a wing snapping off the aircraft.[14][9][11] A survivor said that "it felt like the plane's engines just stopped and then the aircraft began to break apart in mid-air."[9] Others speculate that the Hercules series is poorly designed but the Air Force is too underfunded to afford safer planes or spare parts for aircraft they do have.[14][9][11][15]

References

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  1. ^ McDonald, Mark (20 May 2009). "Crash in Indonesia Kills Dozens". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Indonesia says 98 killed in military plane crash". Reuters. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Indonesia plane crash kills 78: air force". Agence France-Presse. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Indonesia military plane crashes, 57 reported dead". Agence France-Presse. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  5. ^ Waldron, Greg (30 June 2015). "20Indonesia loses fourth Hercules since 2000". Flight Global. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Hercules Jatuh di Magetan, Tragedi Terburuk Setelah 18 Tahun" (in Indonesian). Detik. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Crash: Indonesia C130 at Geplak on May 20th 2009, impacted rice field and houses". The Aviation Herald. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Korban selamat kecelakaan Hercules 15 Orang" (in Indonesian). Antara News. 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Indonesia air crash kills scores". BBC. BBC. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  10. ^ "Indonesia says 97 killed in military plane crash". Reuters. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  11. ^ a b c d "Indonesia Defends Record Of Downed Plane". CBS News. Associated Press. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Evakuasi berlanjut, semua korban diketahui" (in Indonesian). VIVA. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  13. ^ Ginanjar, Gina (15 June 2015). "Penyelidikan Hercules tak harus diumumkan" (in Indonesian). BBC. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Dugaan berdasarkan kesaksian warga, pesawat jatuh karena mur copot" (in Indonesian). Subraya. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Tragedi Hercules: Kesaksian Korban" (in Indonesian). Liputan 6. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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