JAKARTA - The Nabire Basarnas Office confirmed that all passengers and crew of the Smart Air plane on the Nabire-Kaimana route, which numbered 13 people, were safe after making an emergency landing on the beach of Nabire Airport, Central Papua.
Head of the Nabire Basarnas Office Tri Joko said all passengers had been evacuated in a safe condition and were still in the data collection process.
"All 13 passengers were reported to be safe and without serious injuries. Currently, we are still conducting data collection on the exact number of passengers on board," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 27.
Nabire Police Chief AKBP Samuel Tatiratu said his officers immediately headed to the scene of the incident (TKP) after receiving reports of a plane crash, to secure the location and collect initial information.
Until this news was released, the authorities were still handling the location and deepening the complete chronology of the incident.
Smart Air aircraft owned by PT Smart Cakrawala Aviation with the type Cessna 208 Caravan and registration number PK-SNS was reported to have engine failure shortly after taking off from Nabire Airport to Kaimana Airport at around 13.00 WIT.
The plane was carrying 11 passengers and two crew members, namely Pilot Capt. Tania K and Co-pilot FO Bagus.
From the information collected, the pilot detected a disturbance in the engine which affected the thrust power of the aircraft, so he decided to return to Nabire Airport.
In order to ensure the safety of passengers, the pilot made an emergency landing on the Karadiri or Logpond beach area at the end of the Nabire Airport.
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