Monday, December 29, 2014

Chronology fall of Air Asia plane QZ8501

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source (photo: telegraph.co.uk)


Jakarta - The Air Asia on Sunday, December 28th, 2014 declared lost contact during a flight from Surabaya, East Java, towards Changi Airport, Singapore.


The QZ8501 numbered aircraft took off from Surabaya at 5:20 am and is scheduled to land in Singapore at 08.30 local time or 07.30 pm.

Congestion control tower in the air or commonly called the Air Traffic Control (ATC) said the plane just seemed to signal ADS-B started at 6:17 pm. Meanwhile, according to Singapore ATC, the Airbus A320 aircraft lost contact with Air Traffic Control (ATC) at 07:24 pm Singapore time. This is confirmed by Air Asia through one of his Facebook official account, Sunday (28/12).

Since then, the aircraft went missing contact by ATC. The following chronology prior to Air Asia plane went missing as described Acting Director General Djoko Murjatmodjo in Jakarta, Sunday (28/12). The following chronology of Legal reported:

The aircraft departed from Surabaya, street vendors. 5:36 pm to Singapore

  • The plane flying at 32,000 feet (Flight Level 320)
  •  The plane by flight path: M-635
  • Aircraft Contact ATC Jakarta at 6:12 pm at FL 320 at a frequency of 125.7 MHz
  • At the time of contact, ATC Radar Jakarta identify the aircraft on radar screens
  • At the moment of contact, the best states to avoid the cloud to the left of the M-635 and requested climb to an altitude of 38,000 feet (FL.380)


At 6:16 pm the plane was still visible on the radar screen

At 6:17 pm a plane just seemed to signal ADS-B, at this time at the same plane lost contact with ATC

At 6:18 pm the target disappeared from radar, visible only track any flight plan

- Data passengers as many as 155 people consisting of 138 adults, children (16), infants (1), the pilot (2), crew cab (4). Captain pilot Capt. Irianto and co-pilot Emmanuel Remi Plesel.

Actions taken ATC

Stating INCERFA (early stage plane lost contact) at 7:08 pm

Stating ALERFA (advanced stage plane) at 7:28 pm

DETRESFA statement (statement of missing plane) at 7:55 pm

Note: In INCERFA statements and so on, BASARNAS has informed

Activity Post

After receiving the aircraft lost contact information, then at Soekarno-Hatta Tower opened the Crisis Management Center according to SOP AirNav Indonesia.

Leadership Crisis Management Center: Acting Director General of Civil Aviation Murjatmodjo Djoko.

Up at 19:12 pm local time, officially Vice President Jusuf Kalla, who represents Jokowi on duty service in Papua held a press conference to the public. Still we wait for the latest news from Air Aisa QZ 8501.
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