Jakarta. Two planes collided as they were taxiing on the runway at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta on Monday (03/04) evening. This caused one of the planes' wings to break and catch fire.
The incident involving a Boeing 737-800 operated by Batik Air and an ATR turboprop plane from TransNusa, occurred at 7.55 p.m., BeritaSatu TV reported.
The Batik Air plane's fuel-laden left wing was extensively damaged and caught fire when it hit the TransNusa plane, which suffered damage to its tail.
Authorities
immediately evacuated passengers and crews of both planes as they
rushed to contain the fire. The fire was put out more than one hour
later but the runway was closed to all flights until 10 p.m.
Nobody was reportedly injured in the accident.
Transportation Ministry spokesman J.A. Barata said the Batik Air plane was preparing to take off, while "at the same time a TransNusa plane was being towed from the runway to a hangar."
It is still unclear exactly how the accident happened. Airport operator Angkasa Pura II said it has contacted the National Committee for Transportation Safety (KNKT) to investigate the cause of the accident.
"We still cannot determine whether the incident was caused by error from the ATC [air traffic controller], the [tow] operator, or the pilot,” AP II corporate secretary Agus Haryadi told Detik.com.
Andy Salim, public relations manager for Batik Air's parent company Lion Air Group, told the same news portal that the air traffic controller had given permission for the Batik Air plane to take off.
The chairman of the Indonesian Consumer Protection Foundation (YLKI), Tulus Abadi, said the KNKT should thoroughly investigate the crash, as it shows that there was no coordination between the ATC personnel and ground crews.
He added that the Ministry of Transportation should impose sanctions on officials involved in the incident and the airport management.
Nobody was reportedly injured in the accident.
Transportation Ministry spokesman J.A. Barata said the Batik Air plane was preparing to take off, while "at the same time a TransNusa plane was being towed from the runway to a hangar."
It is still unclear exactly how the accident happened. Airport operator Angkasa Pura II said it has contacted the National Committee for Transportation Safety (KNKT) to investigate the cause of the accident.
"We still cannot determine whether the incident was caused by error from the ATC [air traffic controller], the [tow] operator, or the pilot,” AP II corporate secretary Agus Haryadi told Detik.com.
Andy Salim, public relations manager for Batik Air's parent company Lion Air Group, told the same news portal that the air traffic controller had given permission for the Batik Air plane to take off.
The chairman of the Indonesian Consumer Protection Foundation (YLKI), Tulus Abadi, said the KNKT should thoroughly investigate the crash, as it shows that there was no coordination between the ATC personnel and ground crews.
He added that the Ministry of Transportation should impose sanctions on officials involved in the incident and the airport management.
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