Air Niugini PX73 overshoots into Chuuk Lagoon

[Michael Cleary]

New Route from Narita to POM via Chuuk has only been operating a few weeks and it seems they went off the end of the runway when landing at Chuuk, ending up in the lagoon. Casualties not known at this stage. Aircraft appears to be intact.

https://bnonews.com/site/index.php/2018/09/air-niugini-plane-crash-micronesia/

EDIT, and another link with Video. All on board seem to have got out OK.

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/air-niugini-plane-crash-in-chuuk-confirmed/article_f889e4b6-c2b7-11e8-9ac9-c7d0716bea7b.html

[Zac M]

Aircraft is P2-PXE I believe

[Greg Hyde]

Reportedly ALL on board ok.

Aircraft surrounded by boats and remains afloat.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-28/flight-lands-in-a-lagoon-off-micronesia/10316434

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/28/air-niugini-plane-overshoots-runway-micronesia-and-lands-in-ocean

https://www.postguam.com/news/local/air-niugini-flight-crashes-in-chuuk-faa-confirms/article_f889e4b6-c2b7-11e8-9ac9-c7d0716bea7b.html

[Erik H. Bakke]

Good that everyone's OK.

The salt water will make this one a write-off, though.

[Martin Buzzell]

Person on board says they landed short.

[Zac M]

One passenger was reported as missing on Sunday and it has now been confirmed that the body of the missing passenger has in fact been found in the water.