Location of Medan in Indonesia.
Mandala Airlines Flight 091 was a flight that collapsed on 5 September 2005 in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, a few moments after departure. This 24-year-old Boeing 737 from the Indonesian Mandala Airlines collapsed in a residential area of Medan.
Certainly six and possibly fifteen of the 117 occupants survived the crash. On the ground about thirty people died. Dozens of homes and cars were flown or damaged. The burned device is 500 meters from the runway. Precise data is still unknown.
Among the dead are the governor of North Sumatra, Rizal Nurdin, and his predecessor Raja Inal Siregar. They were on their way to Jakarta to attend an emergency meeting of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Mandala actually has a good reputation in terms of safety. This society has existed since 1969. But in recent years, they have had to cut a lot to survive because of the rise of many budget companies and the fierce competitive struggle. Accident
According to eyewitnesses, the plane first fell sharply, after which it started to shake sharply and left to the left. Other eyewitnesses claim another thing. The plane could have been overloaded because it had trouble gaining height. The Sumatran governor, who also came to the crash, would have taken 2 to 3 tons of fruit. This story can not be confirmed because of the big fire that broke out after the accident. The Indonesian Research Commission stated in September 2006 that the position of the flaps on the wings was not the correct one to rise. The reason why this was so is not known because the black box of cockpit conversations did not make any difference. The committee indicated that there was a possibility that the pilot was "forgotten" to place the flaps in the correct position and that the airplane had not enough "lift" to rise well. Safety
The aircraft concerned was a Boeing 737, built in 1981, with registration keys PK-RIM. The aircraft was first owned by Lufthansa, under the registration letter D-ABHK. In June, the plane was still positively tested in a safety check. Until 2013, the plane should remain in the air.
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