Narrative:
Nepal Airways flight 602, a Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II, suffered a runway excursion accident when the nose gear failed during takeoff from Lukla Airport. Following the failure of the nosegear tire, the nose gear dug in and failed. The aircraft then departed the side of the runway, coming to rest in a ditch.
Runway excursion
» Scramble 163
» World Aircraft Accident Summary - CAP 479 / Airclaims
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 26 September 1992 |
| Type: |  Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II |
| Operator: | Nepal Airways |
| Registration: | 9N-ACI |
| MSN: | 0069 |
| First flight: | 1992 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lukla Airport (LUA) ( Nepal)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lukla Airport (LUA/VNLK), Nepal |
| Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal | |
| Flightnumber: | 602 |
Nepal Airways flight 602, a Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II, suffered a runway excursion accident when the nose gear failed during takeoff from Lukla Airport. Following the failure of the nosegear tire, the nose gear dug in and failed. The aircraft then departed the side of the runway, coming to rest in a ditch.
Classification:
Tire failure Runway excursion
Sources:
» Flight International» Scramble 163
» World Aircraft Accident Summary - CAP 479 / Airclaims
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Lukla Airport to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport as the crow flies is 134 km (84 miles).
Distance from Lukla Airport to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport as the crow flies is 134 km (84 miles).
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