"All of the passengers were screaming in panic in fear they would drown. I left behind my belongings and went to an
emergency door.
"I got out of the plane and swam before rescuers jumped in to help me."
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Remarkable pictures showed passengers on the floating Lion Air jet awaiting rescue weaing inflatable life-jackets.
It is believed the pilot misjudged the runway length when landing on the Indonesian isle and skidded off the end.
One passenger, named only as Dewi, said: "The aircraft was in landing position when suddenly I saw it getting closer to
the sea, and finally it hit the water.
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OVER 100 passengers had a miracle escape as their jet missed a runway on landing and crashed into the sea.
People screamed in terror as the plane hit the waves and split into two after falling 50 metres from the airport runway.
But all were safely evacuated as the plane bobbed in the water off the holiday island of Bali.
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Bali Police Chief Arif Wahyunadi said all passengers and crew had been successfully evacuated although several were
hospitalised with minor injuries.
Police said the plane originated from Bandung, the capital of West Java province, and was landing in Bali when the
horrific accident happened.
Lion Air is a popular budget airline in Indonesia which has recently signed multi-billion dollar deals to buy planes from
Airbus and Boeing.
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