President calls for TNI Fokker-27 grounded for a while

Monday, 25 June 2012 07:00

News - Local News

RIO DE JANEIRO - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) requested that the Fokker-27 aircraft not flown for a while.

 

Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono meminta agar

pesawat jenis Fokker-27 untuk sementara tidak

diterbangkan dahulu.

Head of State put it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday (22/6) local time Saturday (23/6) pm, after his condolences to the victims of the crash died in Jakarta Air Force F27.

 

"It's real military domain, specifically the Air Force. But as the Head of State (I'm) not used to fly F-27, because we already have plans to modernize is the N295. We are also working with other countries to buy C130," said the president.

 

The president said that his instructions are temporarily unable to fly back to the F-27 is for the peace of the people. On that occasion, the Head of State also expressed his condolences to the crew of six airmen F27 and three civilians who died in the crash.

 

"I convey condolences on the crash Air Force F27, a powerful six-crew pilot called by God, including three under," he said, adding that the interim report of the ongoing investigation said a mechanical problem so that the intention of the pilot to land the plane in the area rice did not work.

 

As reported, the Fokker 27 aircraft owned by Air Force crashed in a residential area complex Rajawali, Halim Perdana Kusuma, East Jakarta, Thursday (21/6) at around 14:44 pm. As a result of this incident, 11 people were killed.

 

The amount is composed of seven members of the Air Squadron 2 Platform Halim Perdana Kusuma Air Force, the Major Pilot Heri Setiawan (instructor), First Lieutenant Paul Adi PNB, PNB Syahroni Lieutenant, Capt. Agus techniques, Simulato Sergeant, and Sergeant Purwo Serka Wahyudi.

 

In addition, killing four civilians hit by Fokker 27 fuselage that is a family of Major (Adm) is Mrs. John Tandi Sosan Onchi (29) which is the younger brother of John, Martina (62) which is John's mother, his son named Brian (6), and Navlin (2) son of Mrs. Onchi. (Antara / SP / AC)