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Storm Blows Indonesian Lionair Flight of the Runway


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What: Lionair McDonnell Douglas MD-90 flight JT-793 from Makassar to Jakarta. Lionair is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union.
Where: Jakarta
When: Mar 9th 2009
Who: 166 passengers and 6 crew (Detikcom reported 168)
Why: While landing in heavy rain, the airplane caught a gust from the left which ran the plane off the runway. Damage was incurred to the front gear, wings, and the main gear struts collapsed.

The subsequent airport closure forced a Citilink Garuda Boeing 737 in a fuel emergency to reroute.


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