Kalstar Aviations flight Returns to Banjarmasin due to Engine Fire Indication
Kalstar Aviation flight KD-931 had to return and make an emergency landing at Syamsudin Noor Airport, Banjarmasin, Indonesia, on April 15.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, en-route to Kotabaru, Indonesia, had to return due to fire indication for one of its engines. The crew had to shut the engine down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
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What: Susi Air Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter Where: Ritan, East Kalimantan, Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia When: April 25, 2012, 5:30 pm Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: On an aerial photography flight, the Susi Air plane developed problems. South African Pilot Jonathan Willis reported engine problems and was planning to make an emergency landing. Australian Ian McDougall was aboard, performing an aerial survey. The plane crashed 60 metres shy of a probable successful emergency landing site. He had sent his company PT Surtech Utama Indonesia a text message regarding a fuel program. They had been nearing the end of a six-hour survey flight when the pilot had attempted to fly or glide to a road 300 meters long, 20 meters wide.
The owner of the airline, Susi Pudjiastuti grounded its seven Pilatus Porter planes and the owner is considering shutting down. This is Susi Air’s the third fatal crash in eight months: In September 2011, a Susi Air crash killed two in Papua; and in November of 2011, a Spanish pilot crashed at Sugapa Airport.
Both Willis and McDougall’s remains were recovered Thursday.
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Air Canada flight AC-822 had to divert to and make an emergency landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada, on April 9th.
The Airbus A319-100, en-route from Saint John’s, NL, Canada, to London, UK, was mid-air above Atlantic Ocean when the crew reported failure of the hydraulic system, prompting the plane to return to Saint John’s but instead diverted to Toronto due to bad weather.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
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