On 21 November 2025 around 15:00 local time, a Gippsland GA-8 Airvan (registration PK-WMP, operated by Admiral Air for BRO Skydive Indonesia) was flying from Tangerang Budiarto (WIRR) to Cirebon Penggung (WICD) when it reportedly experienced a loss of engine power and made a forced landing at a rice paddy near Karawang, Indonesia. The Australian made aircraft sustained substantial damage, but all 5 occupants survived and were evacuated for medical checks with reports stating no serious injuries.
In my opinion, this incident shows the importance of having a safety management system perspective in place. The flight crew managed to overcome the unimaginable difficulty of losing an engine mid-air by executing a pilot forced landing procedure. Their policy on mitigating barriers on the fly appear to have served them well given survivability. Since the incident is relatively recent, all parties involved must have been working around the clock with the Indonesian and Australian transportation safety board in respond to the safety event.
The recommended SMS follow-up is to preserve and analyze engine data, confirm the technical failure mode and decision timeline, apply temporary risk controls to similar operations, then implement corrective actions and safety assurance measures. One last thing to add is to examine the management of change given that this was their first time they are planning to use the aircraft for skydiving.