Sriwijaya Air Flight 062

Sriwijaya Air Flight 062 (SJ062/SJY062) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight, operated by Indonesian airline Sriwijaya Air from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, to Sultan Thaha Airport, Jambi. On 27 August 2008, the aircraft operating the flight, a Boeing 737-200 registered as PK-CJG, overran the runway and crashed onto a house during its landing attempt at Jambi. Due to the accident, 26 people were injured, including 3 people on the ground. One person later succumbed to his injuries. Everyone on board the aircraft survived the crash. It was the first fatal crash in Sriwijaya Air's operational history and was the only fatal accident until The Crash Of Flight SJY182

Aircraft And Crew
The aircraft involved in the accident was a Boeing 737-200 with an Indonesian registration of PK-CJG. The aircraft was manufactured in 1985 and had a serial number of 23320. From 1985 to 1993 the aircraft was operated by Malaysia Airlines. It was later sold to Bouraq Airlines, Tuninter, WFBN, Star Air and later to Sriwijaya Air. It had a flying cycle for over 54,700 cycles and its last major inspection was on November 2007.

The captain was 36-year old Mohammad Basuki. According to a Sriwijaya Air spokesman, Basuki was a very experienced pilot with a total of 7,794 flight hours, including 6,238 hours on the Boeing 737. The First Officer was 34-year old Eri Radianto. According to Sriwijaya Air, Eri was also an experienced pilot with a 5,000 flight hours with 4,100 hours of them on the type

Flight
Flight 062 was operated by a Boeing 737-200 registered as PK-CJG. The aircraft was carrying 124 passengers and 6 crews consisted of 4 flight attendants and 2 pilots. The flight was a one-hour flight and was dispatched with a fuel endurance of 4 hours. The number one electrical engine driven generator was unusable and thus the crews had to use the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). Captain Basuki acted as Pilot Flying.

Crash
At 16:18 local time, Flight 062 contacted Thaha Tower and stated its intention to land at Sultan Thaha Airport. Before the contact the aircraft had been cleared by Palembang Tower to descend to 12.500 ft. The First Officer then asked about the weather information at the airport. The weather was reported to be calm, with rain over the air field. The crew then configured the aircraft for landing by extending the landing gear and the flaps.

13 seconds after the extension, the crew noticed the hydraulic system A low pressure warning light illuminated, and also the hydraulic system A quantity indicator showed zero. Captain Basuki asked First Officer Eri to check their landing configuration. After the check, the crew decided to continue its landing attempt. Captain Basuki then decided to fly the aircraft slightly below the glide slope.

At 16:30 local time, Flight 062 touched down the runway. The crew then tried to apply the thrust reversers, however the thrust somehow became too heavy and became too difficult to be pulled by the crew. Captain Basuki then applied maximum brake, however the aircraft didn't decelerate. Fearing that the aircraft might overrun the runway, the Captain then asked First Officer Eri to assist the braking. However, the aircraft didn't significantly decelerate. Flight 062 then drifted to the right and overran the runway. The aircraft then hit a house where one family were resting. All of them were waiting for the rain to stop when suddenly the aircraft came from nowhere. The farmers didn't have enough time to react and the aircraft slammed onto them. The right engine and the left engine detached from the aircraft.

Immediately after the crash, the flight attendants waited for the evacuation order from Captain Basuki. However, the passengers immediately evacuated themselves before the order from the Captain. The flight attendants then immediately executed the evacuation process without the order from the Captain. Rescue services then arrived at the crash site and sprayed the aircraft with foam agents. At least 26 people were injured, with most of them suffered shock and skin laceration. All of them were transported to the Asia Medika Hospital. The three people who were struck on the ground were seriously injured. The toddler identified as 4-year old Rahmad Sholikin, suffered broken limbs due to the impact. His mother also suffered broken limbs. His father, was critically injured and succumbed to his injuries on 28 August and was the only fatality in the accident.