Garuda Indonesia Flight 708

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Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 708

Lockheed L-188A PK-GLA similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	February 16, 1967 (1967-02-16)
Summary	Pilot error, Bad weather
Site	Sam Ratulangi Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Lockheed L-188 Electra
Operator	Garuda Indonesian Airways
Registration	PK-GLB
Flight origin	Kemayoran Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia
1st stopover	Juanda Airport, Surabaya, Indonesia
Last stopover	Ujung Pandang-Hasanudin Airport, Makassar, Indonesia
Destination	Sam Ratulangi Airport, Manado, Indonesia
Occupants	92
Passengers	84
Crew	8
Fatalities	22
Survivors	70

Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 708 was a scheduled passenger flight on February 16, 1967 which crashed upon landing at Sam Ratulangi Airport, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. 22 of the 84 passengers on board were killed. All eight crew members survived.

Flight[]

Flight 708 departed Jakarta for a flight to Manado via Surabaya and Makassar. On the second leg of the flight bad weather at Makassar forced the crew to return to Surabaya. The flight continued the next day to Makassar and on to Manado. The weather at Manado was cloud base at 900 feet and 2 km visibility. An approach to runway 18 was made, but after passing a hill 200 feet above runway elevation and 2720 feet short of the threshold, the pilot realized he was too high and left of the centerline. The nose was lowered and the aircraft banked right to intercept the glide path. The speed decreased below the 125 knots target threshold speed and the aircraft, still banked to the right, landed heavily 156 feet short of the runway threshold. The undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft skidded and caught fire.

The probable cause of the accident was determined to be an awkward landing technique resulting in an excessive rate of sink on touchdown. Among the contributing factors were the uneven pavement of the runway and marginal weather at time of the landing.^[1]

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