| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | September 28, 2018 |
| Time: | 1010 |
| Location: | Chuuk, Micronesia |
| Operator: | Air Niugini |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Pohnpei - Chuuk |
| AC Type: | Boeing 737-8BK |
| Registration: | P2-PXE |
| cn / ln: | 33024/1688 |
| Aboard: | 47 (passengers:35 crew:12) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:1 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft was approaching for a landing at Chuuk/Weno Airport in rain when it landed in a lagoon 500 feet short of the runway. A passenger was found in the plane 3 days after the accident. The flight crew did not comply with Air Niugini Standard Operating Procedures Manual (SOPM) and the approach and pre-landing checklists. The flight crew heard, but disregarded, aural alerts (Glideslope and Sink Rate). |
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