** Air Niugini Incidents **

Incidents involving the National Airline of PNG

Considering the harsh environment the domestic fleet has to fly in it is surprising that there have not been many incidents involving Air Niugini within the country. The Airline has never had an operational incident involving a fatality to its aircrew or passengers.

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Further Information

P2-ANB, MSN 11049 - PX-128 Madang - 31 May 1995 - After an unsuccessful visual approach to runway 25, the crew tried landing on runway 07 (the same runway but in the opposite direction). The F-28 touched down a little late and aquaplaned off the runway and fell into a ditch. The incident happened after a flight from Port Moresby via Nadzab. (PX128).

Images above courtesy of Jan Messersmith

P2-ANH, MSN 11022 - PX-129 from Wewak to Madang diverted to Nadzab airport, Morobe province when they had trouble with the landing gear - 16 November 1997.

Post Courier report about the incident with the Air Niugini F28

P2-ANP, MSN 81 - De Havilland Canada DHC-7-103 Dash 7, Date ??? 1992 - 1993?

Who tried to reverse park a Dash 7 and ended up in a drainage ditch at Jackson's ?

See also -- PPRUNE - The suggestion there is that this happened (possibly) between Oct or Nov 1992

This aircraft is still flying, but in much colder weather in Canada as C-FWZV:
De Havilland Canada DHC-7-103 Dash 7, C-FWZV, Air Tindi

P2-AND, MSN 11118 - Fokker F28 4000 upon normal touchdown at Goroka on the 30th of March 1999, the left main gear detached allowing the left wing to strike the runway which forced the aircraft to veer to the left. The F-28 came to a stop 60 metres off the left of the runway on soft ground. - Image Link

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