Garuda plane was too fast: official investigation

An Indonesian Garuda jet which crashed at Yogyakarta airport last month killing 21 people was travelling at nearly double the normal landing speed according to an official investigation.

An Indonesian investigation into the crash found the aircraft was travelling at 410km/h when it hit the tarmac and skidded off the runway, bursting into flames, the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper said yesterday.

The Herald said it had obtained a copy of a preliminary crash report by Indonesia's Transport Safety Committee.