Technical analysis assistance to the NTSC regarding the accident involving British Aerospace BAe146-300, PK-BRD, near Wamena Airport, West Papua, Indonesia, on 9 April 2009

The ATSB has completed its technical analysis report of the flight recorder data from a British Aerospace BAe146-300 aircraft, registered PK-BRD, on behalf of the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC). The aircraft was operating a cargo transport flight from Jayapura to Wamena, West Papua, Indonesia when it collided with terrain following a rejected landing approach (go-around) at Wamena on 9 April 2009. All six people on board were fatally injured.

The National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) of Indonesia is responsible for investigating this occurrence. The NTSC requested assistance from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) in the recovery and analysis of information from the aircraft's flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. In accordance with clause 5.23 of Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the ATSB appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the NTSC.

To protect the information supplied by the NTSC to the ATSB and investigative work undertaken to assist the NTSC, the ATSB initiated an investigation under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.

The ATSB provided information to the NTSC during the course of the investigation and the ATSB's Technical Analysis Report has now been provided to the NTSC.

The NTSC is responsible for releasing a final investigation report on this occurrence.

National Transportation Safety Committee 
Ministry Of Transportation Republic Of Indonesia 
Transportation Building 3^rd Floor
Jalan Medan Merdeka Timur No. 5
Jakarta Pusat 10110
Indonesia

Phone  :  +62 21 384 7601
Email    :  knkt@dephub.go.id

Website: http://knkt.dephub.go.id/knkt/ntsc_home/ntsc.htm

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Released in accordance with section 25 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003.