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Garuda Indonesia Flight GA200 Runway Overrun at Yogyakarta (PK-GZC)

Yogyakarta, IndonesiaLanding (descent or approach)

On March 7, 2007, a Boeing 737-400 (registration PK-GZC) operated by Garuda Indonesian Airways was involved in an aviation accident near Yogyakarta, Indonesia during landing or approach. 21 people were killed. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The official findings identified multiple causes, including ineffective crew communication and coordination after the aircraft passed 2,336 feet on descent, the pilot in command flying at an excessively high airspeed and steep descent without aborting the… This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 16 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Primary reportUpdated 2026-06-11Data APIEditorial standards
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On 7 March 2007, a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-497 (PK-GZC) overran runway 09 at Yogyakarta Airport. The aircraft stopped in a rice paddy after a fuel-fed fire, killing 21 people.

Flight Details and Initial Operations On 7 March 2007, a Boeing Company 737-497 aircraft, registered PK-GZC, was operated by Garuda Indonesia as flight GA200. The scheduled passenger service departed Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta for Adisutjipto Airport in Yogyakarta under instrument flight rules. The aircraft carried two pilots, five flight attendants, and 133 passengers. The pilot in command and copilot began their duty in Jakarta at approximately 21:30 UTC, or 04:30 local time. During pushback, the pilot in command reported an illuminated number-1 (left) engine thrust reverser fault light to ground engineers. The engineers reset the thrust reverser in the engine accessories unit, and the fault light extinguished. The aircraft took off from Jakarta at 23:17, with the pilot in command serving as the pilot flying and the copilot as the monitoring/support pilot.

Probable cause

The official findings identified multiple causes, including ineffective crew communication and coordination after the aircraft passed 2,336 feet on descent, the pilot in command flying at an excessively high airspeed and steep descent without aborting the approach, the pilot in command not acting on 15 GPWS alerts and two copilot go-around calls, the copilot not taking control, and Garuda Indonesia not providing simulator training for vital responses to GPWS and EGPWS alerts. Other factors included the airport not meeting ICAO standards for runway end safety areas and rescue and fire fighting equipment and services for operations outside the airport perimeter and in swampy terrain.

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