ATC transcript Garuda Flight 152 - 26 SEP 1997
Last updated: 16 October 2004
Unofficial Air Traffic Control transcript of the September 26, 1997 accident of Garuda flight 152, an Airbus A.300 near Medan.
This is un unoffical transcript of the air traffic control (ATC) communications as appeared in the press.
Sources used are:
"CFIT eyed in Garuda crash" / Paul Proctor, published in Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 6, 1997 (p. 40-41)
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Furthermore, this transcript is made available for educational purposes, so the reader is encouraged to read the accident description associated with the transcripts for better understanding of the circumstances.
Furthermore, this transcript is made available for educational purposes, so the reader is encouraged to read the accident description associated with the transcripts for better understanding of the circumstances.
Legenda:
MNA241 = Merpati Flight 241 (approaching);
BOU683 = Bouraq Flight 683 (departing);
GIA152 = Garuda Flight 152 (approaching)
MNA241 = Merpati Flight 241 (approaching);
BOU683 = Bouraq Flight 683 (departing);
GIA152 = Garuda Flight 152 (approaching)
| source | content |
|---|---|
| GIA 152: | Medan Approach, GIA152 passing 150. |
| MEDAN: | GIA 152 radar contact 43 miles. Descent to 3000ft for Runway 05, reduce speed to 220. |
| GIA 152: | Descend 3000for Runway 05. Reduce speed to 220 kts., GIA 152. |
| GIA 152: | Approach, GIA 152, request reason to reduce speed above 10000 to 220kts. |
| MEDAN: | OK Sir, your traffic departure sir, now start engine, release traffic departure at or before 27. |
| GIA 152: | 152 like to maintain 210 kts... 250kts, and below 10000. |
| MEDAN: | OK, it's approved. |
| MNA 241: | MNA 241 passing 10000. |
| MEDAN: | MNA 241, your position now 11 miles on W-11. Contact 1212. Happy landing. |
| MNA 241: | Selamat siang. Terima kasih. (Good afternoon. Thank you) |
| MEDAN: | Any time. |
| GIA 152: | GIA 152; 3000 |
| MEDAN: | GIA 152, maintain 3000ft for a while. Maintain heading Medan VOR. Traffic now still taxi Runway 23. |
| GIA 152: | Maintain 3000. |
| MEDAN: | Merpati 152, you turn left heading 240 vectoring for intercept ILS Runway 05 from right side. Traffic now rolling. |
| MEDAN: | GIA 152 do you read? |
| GIA 152: | GIA 152, say again? |
| MEDAN: | Turn left heading a ...... 240, 235. Now vectoring for intercept ILS Runway 05. |
| GIA 152: | Roger, heading 235. GIA 152. |
| GIA 152: | GIA 152 heading 235. Confirm we cleared from a ..... mountainous area? |
| MEDAN: | Affirm sir! Continue turn left on heading 215. |
| GIA 152: | On heading 215, GIA. |
| BOU 683: | Good afternoon, approach. BOU 683 departed left turn |
| MEDAN: | BOU 683 continue turn left on heading 120 initial 2000ft. |
| -- line missing in transcript --- | |
| MEDAN: | GIA 152, turn right heading 046, report established on localizer. |
| GIA 152: | Turn right heading 040, GIA 152, check established. |
| MEDAN: | Turning right sir. |
| GIA 152: | Roger, 152. |
| MEDAN: | 152, confirm you're making turning left now? |
| GIA 152: | We are turning right now. |
| MEDAN: | 152 OK, you continue turning left now. |
| GIA 152: | A ...... confirm turning left? We are starting turning right now. |
| MEDAN: | OK ...... OK. |
| MEDAN: | GIA 152 continue turn right heading 015. |
| GIA 152: | Aaaaaa. Allahu-Akbar. |