KNKT.11.02.04.04, B739 runway excursion, Pekanbaru Indonesia, 14 Feb 2011
KNKT.11.02.04.04, B739 runway excursion, Pekanbaru Indonesia, 14 Feb 2011
On 14 February 2011, a Lion Air Boeing 737-900 making a night landing at Pekanbaru overran the end of the 2240 metre long runway onto the stopway after initially normal deceleration largely attributable to the thrust reversers was followed by a poor response to applied maximum braking in the final 300 metres. Whilst performance calculations showed that a stop on the runway should have been possible, it was concluded that a combination of water patches with heavy rubber contamination had reduced the friction properties of the surface towards the end of the runway and hence the effectiveness of brake application.






