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THE FINAL TAKEOFF CAFÉ
Runway Overruns & Excursions
JT 904
13 Apr 2013 · Runway Overruns & Excursions

LION AIR FLIGHT 904

Lion Air Flight 904 — Boeing 737-800

Boeing 737-800 · Lion Air · Image: Wikimedia Commons

Why it happened

Undershot the runway into the sea

Approach stabilization
Visual illusion
Undershoot

Aircraft

Boeing 737-800

Lion Air

Route

Bandung (BDO), Indonesia

→ Denpasar–Bali (DPS), Indonesia

People

108 on board

All survived

Date

13 Apr 2013

Category

Runway Overruns & Excursions

When the runway runs out.

THE STORY

The 737 came down short of the Bali runway into shallow sea and snapped in two. Every one of the 108 aboard survived.