Incident
An unscheduled cargo flight operating between Nabire and Bilogai was involved in an accident after executing a go-around. The aircraft was destroyed on impact with the ground.
Sequence of Events
The flight departed Nabire at 2355 UTC (0855 local time) with an estimated time of arrival at Bilogai of 0045 UTC. At 0042 UTC, the aircraft was reported above the touchdown zone of Runway 27, with an altitude of 6,960 feet, a direction of 277 degrees, and an airspeed of 94 knots. The crew initiated a go-around due to an unauthorized person entering the shoulder of Runway 27. The aircraft began to climb and turned left. While climbing with the nose up, it subsequently lost altitude. During the go-around, the aircraft's attitude became excessively nose-up, causing a high angle of attack that exceeded stall margins, resulting in a stall. The aircraft banked to the right and crashed on a corn farm at coordinates S 03°44.58' E 137°0.96', at an altitude of approximately 6,550 feet, with a heading of about 260 degrees.
Aircraft and Crew
The aircraft was operated by two pilots. The captain sustained serious injuries and remained in the seat wearing the shoulder harness. The second in command sustained fatal injuries and was found outside the aircraft at the crash site.
Aftermath
The aircraft was destroyed on impact. No other injuries were reported on the ground. The official investigation found no pre-existing system malfunctions; the aircraft was deemed airworthy prior to the accident.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined the probable cause: "The aircraft was executed a Go Around due to a unauthorized person entering the shoulder of the runway 27, after go around, crew tried to avoid terrain impact, increasing the aircraft attitude more pitching up caused the angle of attack was higher and beyond a stall margins, finally stall just before impact."