JAKARTA - Today's historical record 7 April 2015, a man named Mario Steven Ambarita carried out a reckless action to infiltrate the wheels of the Garuda plane. The infiltration was carried out on a flight from Pekanbaru to Jakarta.

Everything he did was to meet President Joko Widodo. However, Mario's infiltration was not done spontaneously. His infiltration was so well planned. It took him a year to study Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru before taking action.

Mario's dream is not like the dreams of ordinary people in general. He has a desire to infiltrate the plane via wheels. Moreover, that dream has been sung by Mario for a long time. Mario had even carefully planned his plans. He spent a year doing research at Kualanamu International Airport, Medan.

Mario Steven Ambarita while being treated at Soekarno-Hatta Airport after being arrested for sneaking into the wheels of a Garuda Indonesia plane on the Pekanbaru-Jakarta flight, April 7, 2015. (Doc. Soetta Airport Police)

He recorded all kinds of flight departure plans to the types of airlines to Jakarta. Therefore, a desire arose in Mario's mind to test his plan at Kualanamu Airport on March 19, 2015. Mario's reckless plan failed miserably. The security of Kualanamu Airport is too difficult to penetrate.

The failure made Mario slightly lower his target. He shifted his gaze from Kualanamu Airport to Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport Pekanbaru, Riau. According to Mario, this airport has a looser security aspect. He also observed the airport for a week. Maybe the research time is relatively short. However, Mario has learned a lot about different types of flights to Jakarta.

Boeing 787-800NG Garuda Indonesia, the type of aircraft that Mario Steven Ambarita infiltrated on April 7, 2015. (Wikimedia Commons)

The target to infiltrate was grandiose. He must be able to infiltrate the plane of the best airlines. From Garuda to Batik. Mario also made his choice to Garuda airline with plane number GA177. He did the action on April 7, 2015.

"300 m from the cargo airport. At the end of runway 18 he saw a plane, when he entered the plane he was hit by a jet blus until it bounced. Waited parallel to the runway, then tried to climb again and finally managed to get into the main landing gear wheel," said the Director General of Civil Aviation at the Ministry of Transportation, Suprasetyo as written on the Ministry of Transportation website.

Sutan Syarif Kasim II Airport, Pekanbaru, Riau. (Special)

Mario's action was a success. He can land at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten. Even then he was arrested by airport security officers. Mario's condition at that time was so weak. Because, he slipped into the rear wheel of the plane.

Investigate a calibaration, Mario took his action on the basis of wanting to meet President Jokowi. He wanted to convey to Jokowi that he was disappointed not to be made a minister. The reason was for Mario to have his mental health checked. Even a year later, April 14, 2016, Mario was sentenced to five months in prison for his intrusion.

"Declaring Mario was found guilty of violating Article 421 of Law Number 1 of 2009 concerning Aviation," said the panel of judges chaired by Irwan Efendi at the Pekanbaru District Court as written by Merdeka.com.

Mario Steven Ambarita's reckless action is a historical record today. A unique event that occurred in Indonesia on April 7, 2015.


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