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A Plane Crash Landed in Micronesia and Sunk Into a Lagoon - Time
2 hours ago - All of the passengers and crew survived the crash landing of the Air Niugini plane
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(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — All of the passengers and crew survived the crash landing of a plane Friday morning in a Pacific lagoon.
The Air Niugini plane hit the water short of the runway while trying to land at Chuuk Island in the Federated States of Micronesia, according to the airline.
Striking footage from the scene shows people being rescued in boats from the half-submerged plane, in images reminiscent of the 2009 crash-landing in New York City known as the “Miracle on the Hudson.”
#NEWS: An Air Niugini Boeing 737 has overshot the runway at Weno Airport. The plane then floated on the lake before sinking. All passengers have been reportedly rescued.
Photos: Bill Davis/Facebook
Story: https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/air-niugini-737-crash-water/ …
The airline said in a brief statement everybody aboard the Boeing 737 plane was able to safely evacuate, and the airline was making all efforts to ensure the ongoing safety of the passengers and meet their immediate needs.
The airline did not immediately say how many people were aboard the plane, where it was traveling from, or what caused the crash. Local news reports indicated between 40 and 50 people were aboard.
Air Niugini is the national airline of Papua New Guinea and has been in operation since 1973. The fleet includes Boeing 767 and 737 jets for international routes, according to the airline, as well as Fokker F-100 aircraft, Q400 and Dash 8 aircraft for challenging local terrain.
Reports of an Air Niugini 737 overrunning the runway in Chuuk, Micronesia (TKK). That's a 6,013-foot runway, which is on the shorter side for an airport with airline service. https://www.postguam.com/news/local/air-niugini-plane-crash-in-chuuk-confirmed/article_f889e4b6-c2b7-11e8-9ac9-c7d0716bea7b.html#utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social … I flew into this airport in July, you can see how hard the braking is on landing.
Micronesia, located north of Australia and east of the Philippines, is home to just over 100,000 people. It has close ties with the U.S. under an agreement known as a compact of free association.
In 2009, both engines on a US Airways jet failed after striking a flock of geese during takeoff from New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Pilots Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles safely landed their powerless plane on the Hudson River.
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