Boeing 737 accident near Manokwari, Id, April 13, 2010
On April 13, 2010 at about 12:00 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered PKMDE, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Manokwari (Rendani, Manokwari airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 13, 2010 · about 12:00 pm local time
- Place
- Manokwari, Indonesia · Rendani, Manokwari
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 322 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- PKMDE · no longer on the register · serial 24660
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
On April 13, 2010, a Merpati Airlines B737-300, Indonesian registration PK-MDE, overran runway 17 upon landing at Rendani airport, Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia. Weather was reported as heavy rain. The airplane was substantially damaged and there were 20 injuries. This accident is being investigated by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (http://www.dephub.go.id/knkt/ntsc_home/ntsc.htm).
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing area overshoot during landing
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Cfm CFM56 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Cfm CFM56 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Merpati Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: Sorong
- Destination: Manokwari
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 17
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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