Serious incident to the ATR 72 registered PK-WGF operated by Wings Air on 31/05/2022 at Bali

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Indonesian authorities:

The main landing gear of a Wings Air ATR 72 fell into a drain when taxiing to the gate at Bali’s airport in Indonesia yesterday after landing from neighbouring island Lombok.

The aircraft was taxiing to apron number A.41 when it stopped, and the pilot communicated with airport officers to check

Airport officers who checked found the left and right main landing gear had fallen into the apron drain.

General information
Local date	31/05/2022
Responsible entity	Indonesia - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Asia - Indonesia
Location	AD Bali
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2022-0236

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	Indonesia (Wings Air)
Manufacturer / Model	ATR - ATR72
Aircraft Registration	PK-WGF
State of registry	Indonesia
Last departure point	Indonesia - WADL:PRAYA/LOMBOK INTERNATIONAL
Planned destination	Indonesia - WADD (DPS) : Bali Intl
Flight phase	Taxi
Serial number	1062
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger

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