Asian Defense News: JAKARTA, Indonesia AP - Friday, February 12 – A domestic passenger plane has made an emergency landing on the Indonesian side of Borneo island due to engine trouble, injuring one person on board.Sepinggan Airport spokesman Ariyanto said the turboprop plane operated by the privately run Trigana Air was carrying 47 passengers and five crew. It landed in a field in East Kalimantan Thursday.
Ariyanto, who uses a single name, says one person suffered a broken leg and others were slightly injured.
The plane was on a flight from Berau to the province's capital Samarinda.
Indonesia has one of Asia's worst aviation records due to poor maintenance, rule-bending and a shortage of properly trained pilots.
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