Incident: Garuda B738 at Yogyakarta on Feb. 1, Overran Runway on Landing
By Simon Hradecky, The Aviation Herald | Feb. 01, 2017
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A Garuda Boeing 737-800, registration PK-GNK performing flight GA258 from Jakarta to Yogyakarta (Indonesia) with 123 passengers and 5 crew, landed on Yogyakarta's runway 09 at 7:47 p.m. L but overran the runway end and came to a stop with all gear on soft ground. The passengers disembarked onto soft ground via stairs. There were no injuries, the aircraft damage is being assessed.
The airport reported flight GA-258, Tail PK-GNK, overran the end of the runway 09 while landing in heavy rain, there were no injuries. The occupants have been evacuated from the aircraft. There were 119 passengers plus 4 lap children and 5 crew on board.
The local weather station reported winds as calm starting 4:00 p.m. L, visibility 8km (4:00 p.m.L, 7:00 p.m. L) and 6km (10:00 p.m. L), temperature 25 degrees C (at 10:00 p.m. L 24 degrees C), dew point 23 degrees C at 4:00 p.m. L, 24 degrees C at 7:00 p.m. L and 10:00 p.m. L, light rain at 4:00 p.m. L and 10:00 p.m. L, overcast cloud at 7:00 p.m. L.