Director : Lion Air in Soekarno-Hatta Airport

The aircraft made by 1998 was numbered the flight GT-793 Ref PKLI slipped during landing in runway south the Soekarno-Hatta Airport struck 16,05.

The wheel in front of the aircraft touched the green base or the base of terminal grass 1A to the best of more than 100 metre.

The accident again coloured the world of the homeland flight. Heavy rain that splashed Jakarta and Tangerang all day long yesterday resulted in the Lion Air Aircraft the Boeing MD kind 90 slipped.

Runway south was closed until striking 20,00 last night. Rizal, 28, one of the witnesses, claimed saw unlucky seconds the aircraft that slipped into this mud. When 'landing, the aircraft already oleng and finally proceeded 90 levels when touching the tip base until slipping into the grass', said the employee PT Dahlia Tama Cargo in Domestic Cargo Bandara Soekarno-Hatta yesterday. According to him, hard stamping could happen when this Lion Air Aircraft touched the base. Canned be heard the 'sound and the great vibration until making many cargo workers see the aircraft', he said.

General Director PT Lion Air Edward Sirait also admitted to not yet knowing definitely the cause of the accident. At this time did not yet know. It was most important, we rescued 166 passengers and kru immediately after the accident. They currently come home, he said. He also decisive did not have passengers that damn it.

KNKT J.A. Barata public relations stated, his side sent three investigator that was led by Temenggung with the team's two members, namely Capt Nur Cahyoi and Alit Sadikin. The temporary assumption, the aircraft accident was caused the strong wind and the slippery base because of being splashed by rain. But, to definitely him, let investigator KNKT investigated, he said. During the incident, the airport was indeed being splashed by heavy rain and the strong wind. The distance of the look was estimated only to the best of one thousand metre.