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What: Batavia Airbus A320-200 en route from Denpasar to Balikpapan
Where: Balikpapan
When: Mar 12th 2012
Who: 177 aboard
Why: On landing in Balikpapan, the plane overran the runway, causing the airport to shut down.
The plane was towed to the gate, and the airport reopened after two hours. No injuries were reported.
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What: Batavia Air Airbus A320-200 en route from Makassar to Jayapura
Where: Jayapura
When: Feb 7th 2012
Who: 148 passengers and 6 crew
Why: On landing in Jayapura, the flight encountered a strong storm.
Landing in rain, the plane overran the runway but did stop on pavement. The plane was towed to the gate where passengers disembarked normally.
No passengers were injured. The plane did not end up mired in soft ground, but abrasions on the plane’s skin, and lights on the runway were reported as the extent of the damage.
What: Batavia Boeing 737-300 en route from Jakarta to Malang
Where: Malang Indonesia
When: Sep 2nd 2011
Who: 146 aboard
Why: On landing, a tire blew out.
No injuries were reported
What: Batavia Boeing 737-400 en route from Jakarta to Pekanbaru
Where: Pekanbaru Airport
When: Aug 15 2011
Why: On landing at Pekanbaru, the plane blew out its tires.
Hard landing? Fast landing? We do not know. We do know the plane had to be towed off the runway. Injuries were not reported.
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What: Batavia Airbus A320-200 en route from Pekanbaru to Jakarta Indonesia
Where: Pekanbaru, Sumatra
When: Jul 15th 2010
Who: 179 passengers and 7 crew
Why: While en route, the left engine emitted several big bangs. The engine was shut down and the crew returned to Pekanbaru Sumatra where they circled to burn off fuel before making a safe landing. 42 passengers returned their tickets, and the rest, held over because of a “night curfew”, were provided hotel accommodations and flew out on an alternative flight the next day.