Holy cow, Lion Air off the runway again

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Probably an unfortunate coincidence that it happened to Lion Air:

AN Indonesian passenger jet crashed into a cow and skidded off the runway as it came into land at an airport in the centre of the archipelago, officials say.
No-one was killed or seriously injured when the Lion Air plane carrying 110 passengers collided with one of three cows wandering on the runway as it arrived late on Tuesday in Gorontalo, on Sulawesi island.
The cow, however, was crushed to death under one of the Boeing 737-900's middle wheels, head of Jalaluddin airport Agus Pramuka told AFP on Wednesday.
The pilot, Iwan Permadi, told state-run Antara news agency he could smell "burning meat" as the jet ran over the animal.
He said he thought there were dogs in front of the plane as it came into land, "but it turned out there were three cows wandering in the middle of the runway".




Read more: Indonesian Lion Air jet hits cow, skids off runway in Gorontalo, on Sulawesi island | News.com.au
 
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Says more about Jalaluddin Airport than Lion Air I think. WTF are they letting cows roam around on the runway?
 
Would (should?) the pilots be able to see loose cows on the runway and abort the landing (go around)?
 
Would (should?) the pilots be able to see loose cows on the runway and abort the landing (go around)?

Yes, even if ATC is present (dont think they were in this case) and clear the aircraft to land, responsibility always lies with the pilot to ensure the runway is clear and its safe to land.
 
Yes, even if ATC is present (dont think they were in this case) and clear the aircraft to land, responsibility always lies with the pilot to ensure the runway is clear and its safe to land.

Probably an unfortunate coincidence that it happened to Lion Air:

Says more about Jalaluddin Airport than Lion Air I think. WTF are they letting cows roam around on the runway?


Which, in my estimation, means it's a less than a "coincidence" that it's Lion Air.

The accident investigation report on this one should make good reading.....
 
Yes, even if ATC is present (dont think they were in this case) and clear the aircraft to land, responsibility always lies with the pilot to ensure the runway is clear and its safe to land.

Jokes aside.. Truthfully entertaining though.. ;)
The regional airport & airline standards in Indonesia are what I would classify as extremely lax, even on a good day.
 
I have had a few go around's in the Torres Straits & Gulf areas of Queensland due to dogs on the runway.

The best one ever was a crocodile on the airstrip and we did a few laps until they worked out how to get that bad boy off the runway... It was funny after the event and was the talking point for quite some time.. The croc farm was only down the road from the airstrip so he got a new home.
 
Hit a goanna landing in WIE back in 2000.

Result: Beechcraft Superkingair 1, goanna 0.
 
WTF are they letting cows roam around on the runway?

That's an exceptional question.

Surely cows running around airports is another reason to not fly around secondary regions in the Developing World!
 
Would (should?) the pilots be able to see loose cows on the runway and abort the landing (go around)?

Aircraft landed during the night, going to be hard to spot cow at 1500-2000ft at 3-5nm out even at the MDA it would be pretty hard depending on the lighting circumstances of the airport...
 
Aircraft landed during the night, going to be hard to spot cow at 1500-2000ft at 3-5nm out even at the MDA it would be pretty hard depending on the lighting circumstances of the airport...

Ah, didn't realise it was at night. Fair enough.
 
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Aircraft landed during the night, going to be hard to spot cow at 1500-2000ft at 3-5nm out even at the MDA it would be pretty hard depending on the lighting circumstances of the airport...

Obviously wasn't a hi-vis cow...
 
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