U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Scot Marciel, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, clarifying the types of U.S. military aircraft Dornier 328 that landed at Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Helicopter Blang Bintang Aceh Besar on Monday, May 20, 2013 yesterday. He explained that the plane just want to refuel.
The man who has served as ambassador since 2009 and was added, because it ran out of fuel so they decided to land in Aceh.
Should they landed in Singapore after flying from Sri Lanka. But the plan goes wrong. "So that requires them landed in Banda Aceh," Marciel said in a news conference Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
According to Marciel, military aircraft carrying five crew diplomatic documents that have to fly across the Indonesian air territory. Unfortunately, when examined turns out that the diplomatic documents had expired.
"Once we know that, we help them by providing new and diplomatic documents that plane had left Indonesia," Marciel said.
Previous military aircraft detained by military officers at the Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Base Blang Bintang Besar after landing at 14:30 pm Monday. The plane was carrying five crew members of U.S. citizens, namely Tutle Timothy Colton (Pilot), Cynthia Priest Ellizabeth (Co-Pilot), Loren Mattjew Faire (Technician), David Antonio Moreno and Diego Sanchez Gaona.
Danlanud Blang Bintang Sultan Iskandar Muda in Aceh Besar, Supriabu Airmen Colonel said, it's secure while foreigners and check their documents. They are required to complete the landing clearance. "The new aircraft should be flown after the complete document," he said.
License is then processed into the military headquarters and the Interior Ministry. Around 17.30 pm, the Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Base received a fax from the military headquarters, and the plane eventually allowed to fly again.