The plane performing flight SJ-565 from Makassar, Indonesia, sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage due to loose asphalt on the runway.

No injuries were reported.

The incident is being investigated.

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The plane came to rest past the end of the (8860 feet) pavement.

The Sriwijaya Boeing that skidded and closed the runway at Minangkabau International Airport on Wednesday 3/27/2013 has been successfully evacuated and moved across the airport apron.

Minangkabau Airport flight activity is now running normally.

There were no injuries when the aircraft registered as PK-CLJ skidded off the runway.

The number of passengers aboard was not released.

src: http://www.indo-aviation

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What: Sriwijaya Boeing 737-400 en route from Medan to Padang
Where: Padang
When: Oct 13 2012
Who: 96 aboard
Why: The flight was en route to Minangkabau International but ended up landing at Tabing Airport 14km apart.

Passengers disembarked and were bussed to Minangkabau International Airport.

There were no injuries. The cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders have been secured for the investigation and the pilot and copilot have been grounded as the situation is investigated by the Transportation Ministry.

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What: Sriwijaya Boeing 737-400 en route Jakarta to Pontianak
Where: Kalimantan
When: June 1, 2012
Who: 163 passengers
Why: On landing on the ungrooved runway in Pontianak-Supadio Intl airport in “wet and windy conditions,” the plane skidded off the runway, incurring significant damages. Passengers evacuated directly on to the landing area.

The transportation ministry told Agence France Presse that “the nosewheel is broken and the landing gear sunk into the soft soil.”

The right wing is damaged, and the airport was closed as the situation was handled.

According to JADEC, the weather was “WIOO 010530Z 23022KT 0600 FEW009CB BKN007 29/25 Q1008 RMK CB OVER THE FIELD”

The NTSC is investigating.

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