A Lion Air plane carrying 108 people has overshot the runway at Bali's international airport. Source: AAP
A LION Air plane carrying 108 people has crashed into the sea after overshooting the runway as it came into land at Bali's Denpasar International Airport.
Officials said that all passengers and crew were safe, although at least seven people had been taken to Denpasar's Sanglah Hospital with head wounds and broken bones.
Many passengers arrived with wet clothes and bruises.
The Boeing 737-800 had been attempting to land at Ngurah Rai International Airport at about 3.50pm local time (5.50pm AEST) on Saturday when it overshot the runway.
Photographs shown on Indonesian television showed the plane's fuselage had split into two parts just behind its wings, and the plane half submerged in shallow water.
Andis, a passenger who was on the flight, said there was a loud bang as the plane hit the water, prompting panic.
"I looked down. It was suddenly sea," Andis said.
"I realised that the plane was flying too low, but we still stayed calm until we heard a bang. There was panic."
A spokeswoman with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra said efforts were being made to find out whether any Australians were on the flight.
"The Australian Consulate-General in Bali is making urgent inquiries to determine whether any Australian citizens may have been involved in air crash is Bali on Saturday afternoon," the spokeswoman said.
"At this time we are not aware that there are any Australian victims."
The Lion Air fight 904 was due to arrive at Denpasar at 3.40pm local time (5.40pm AEST) after leaving from Bandung about two hours earlier.
Initial reports suggested there were about 130 people on the flight.
But Eko Diantoro, an official from Bandung Airport, later said the flight manifest showed that the plane was carrying 101 passengers, including five children and one baby, as well as seven crew.
Lion Air commercial director Edward Sirait confirmed that some passengers had been taken to a hospital in Denpasar.
"All passengers and crew are safe, 101 passengers and seven crew. They've been taken to the nearest hospital," he said.
Mr Sirait said that the plane was new, and began operating last year.
"The plane is Boeing 737-800 NG, Next Generation. It's a new one, a 2012 product," he said.
Lion Air started operating in 2000 and services more than 36 destinations, mostly in Indonesia.
The airline last month agreed to buy 234 Airbus planes and announced that it planned to target new routes in Asia, as well as a venture in Australia.
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