Incident: Batavia A320 at Balikpapan on Mar. 12th 2012, Overran Runway
Mar. 12, 2012
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A Batavia Airbus A320-200, registration PK-YVE performing flight Y6-883 from Denpasar to Balikpapan (Indonesia) with 177 people on board, overran the end of runway 07 while landing in Balikpapan at 11:31L (03:31Z) and came to a stop with all wheels on the paved surface of the runway end safety area (RESA).
The airport was closed for about 2 hours as a result of the overrun, until the aircraft was turned around and towed to the apron.
The flight's final destination was Guangzhou (China).
No Metars are available, the local weatherstation reported at 11:00L: winds at 15kph (8 knots) from Northeast, visibility +10km, temperature 29 degrees C, dew point 26 degrees C, humidity 74%, scattered cloud, no precipitation throughout the day.
Balikpapan offers a runway 07/25 of 2500 meters length (landing distance available 2500 meters), runway 25 features an ILS approach.