A320, vicinity Surabaya, Indonesia, 2022

A320, vicinity Surabaya, Indonesia, 2022

Summary

On 21 July 2022, one minute after takeoff from Surabaya, an Airbus A320 first officer acting as pilot flying (PF) saw that the captain was “in a rigid position." A medically qualified passenger was identified but could not find signs of life. A ‘PAN’ was declared and a return to land requested but due to resuscitation attempts, it was over 40 minutes before a landing occurred. The captain was subsequently confirmed deceased. The captain’s most recent medical examination was found not to have included a sufficiently in-depth assessment of his ongoing vascular risk factors before renewal of his medical certification.

Description

On 21 July 2022, an Airbus A320 (PK-GLW) operated by Citilink Indonesia on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Surabaya to Makassar as CTV307 declared a PAN to return to land when, after takeoff in day visual conditions (VMC), the captain was observed by the first officer to have become incapacitated. The return to land was successfully accomplished by the very low-experience first officer acting alone. Despite resuscitation efforts by a passenger who was a qualified doctor, the captain could not be resuscitated and was subsequently confirmed deceased.

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