Smart Air Plane Slipped At Bilorai Sugapa Airport Papua, 3 Passengers Selamat

JAYAPURA - A Smart Air plane with flight number PK-SNI, Friday morning at around 10.27 WIT, slipped when it was about to land at Bilorai airport, Sugapa, Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua.Intan Jaya Police Chief AKBP Afrizal Asri to ANTARA, Friday, July 21, admitted that the Caravan-type plane slipped due to a broken left tire while landing. As a result, the ill-fated plane landed to the north of the runway. The plane with pilot Capt M. Irwan and Co Pilot Wahyu As carried three passengers who all survived the incident. The plane with the Nabire-Sugapa-Nabire flight route was secured by the Kopasgat Task Force personnel and the Intan Jaya Police personnel on duty at the airport, explained Afrizal.

He added that a team of technicians from Smart Air using PK-SNO aircraft flew from Timika to Bilorai Sugapa airport to check the condition of the aircraft. "PK-SNI aircraft that had an accident are currently still at Bilorai Sugapa airport," explained Intan Jaya Police Chief AKBP Afrizal Asri.