A passenger plane crashed into a lake as it landed on one of the Pacific archipelago islands of Micronesia, but passengers and crew were rescued and taken out of the flooded plane to midway, local newspapers and the airline announced.
Boeing's Boeing 737 failed to land on the runway of Winnau Airport and fell into Lake Chowk where it began to sink.
The plane, carrying 36 passengers and 11 crew, was reported by the Pacific Daily News, quoting an airport official.
Seven people were transferred to the hospital, according to officials, including one described as in critical condition but stable.
One passenger, Bill Jaynes, said an Air New jet came very low as it was trying to land at Chowk Island airport.
"I think we have landed strongly." "So I looked and saw a hole in the side of the plane and the water was coming in. I thought, well, that's not the way it's supposed to happen."
Janes said the flight attendants were in a state of panic and shouting, and that he was slightly injured in the head. He called his wife who started to cry.
"I was really impressed with the locals who immediately began to go out by boat," he said in an interview with Chuck's missionary, Matthew Colson, posted online and shared with the Associated Press. "One might think he might be afraid of getting close to a plane that just crashed."
A video on his Facebook page shows that many boats responded immediately when the plane hit the lake, helped passengers get off the flooded plane and took them to safer territory.
The sudden drop comes less than two months before Papua New Guinea hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which is expected to attract world leaders from Nov. 17.
In "Miracle on the Hudson," both engines failed on an American airliner after hitting a flock of geese as they took off from LaGuardia Airport in New York. The pilots Chisley Solenberger and Jeffrey Skylis fell safely on the helpless plane on the Hudson River and the passengers and crew rode the wings to rescue them.
#NEWS: An Air Niugini Boeing 737 has overshot the runway at Weno Airport. The plane then floated on the lake before sinking. All passengers have been reportedly rescued.— Enrique Perrella (@Enrique77W) ٢٨ سبتمبر ٢٠١٨
Photos: Bill Davis/Facebook
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Janes said the flight attendants were in a state of panic and shouting, and that he was slightly injured in the head. He called his wife who started to cry.
"I was really impressed with the locals who immediately began to go out by boat," he said in an interview with Chuck's missionary, Matthew Colson, posted online and shared with the Associated Press. "One might think he might be afraid of getting close to a plane that just crashed."
A video on his Facebook page shows that many boats responded immediately when the plane hit the lake, helped passengers get off the flooded plane and took them to safer territory.
Reports of an Air Niugini 737 overrunning the runway in Chuuk, Micronesia (TKK). That's a 6,013-foot runway, which is on the shorter side for an airport with airline service. https://t.co/DKY11XENhV I flew into this airport in July, you can see how hard the braking is on landing. pic.twitter.com/1odaL4z8gy— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) ٢٨ سبتمبر ٢٠١٨
The sudden drop comes less than two months before Papua New Guinea hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which is expected to attract world leaders from Nov. 17.
In "Miracle on the Hudson," both engines failed on an American airliner after hitting a flock of geese as they took off from LaGuardia Airport in New York. The pilots Chisley Solenberger and Jeffrey Skylis fell safely on the helpless plane on the Hudson River and the passengers and crew rode the wings to rescue them.
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