Light plane with minister on board skids on Kuching International Airport runway

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Source: http://www.theborneopost.com/2017/09/24/light-plane-with-minister-on-board-skids-on-kuching-international-airport-runway/

 

 

 

KUCHING: The runway of the Kuching International Airport (KIA) has been closed due to an incident involving a Beechcraft light plane after it was believed to have skidded upon landing at 6pm today.

 

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The plane was travelling from Mukah to Kuching.

Heavy rain and inclement weather conditions were observed during the time of the incident.

Air traffic landing and taking off from the airport has been delayed until 8pm, according to an editor attached to The Borneo Post scheduled to land at the airport this evening.

“We were on AirAsia flight AK5228 departing from Kuala Lumpur at 4.20pm, scheduled to reach Kuching by 6pm. By 5.45pm, the captain informed us that we will likely face delays due to bad weather, causing other planes to also circle around KIA,” he explained.

“About fifteen minutes later, the captain further updated that the airport was closed to 8pm and that all planes were now redirected to Sibu Airport until further notice.”

 

From FR24 data, some were diverted to BTU. Said plane should be Hornbill Skyways Beechcraft B200GT Super King Air 9M-WSK.

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