Narrative:
The aircraft suffered a hydraulic system failure after landing and ran off the runway. The pilot managed to steer the plane back on the runway after 100 m, but the HS-748 ran off the left side onto the ramp and struck another HS-748 (9N-ACW, Nepal Airways), which was parked engineless.
Runway excursion
» ICAO Adrep
» Tommy Maurer
accident date: 06-11-1997
type: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-106 Srs 1A
registration: G-MRRV
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Thursday 6 November 1997 |
| Type: |  Avro 748-106 Srs. 1A |
| Operator: | Necon Air |
| Registration: | 9N-ACM |
| MSN: | 1549 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 533-2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 44 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 48 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Pokhara Airport (PKR) ( Nepal)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal |
| Pokhara Airport (PKR/VNPK), Nepal |
The aircraft suffered a hydraulic system failure after landing and ran off the runway. The pilot managed to steer the plane back on the runway after 100 m, but the HS-748 ran off the left side onto the ramp and struck another HS-748 (9N-ACW, Nepal Airways), which was parked engineless.
Classification:
Hydraulic system problemRunway excursion
Sources:
» Airclaims» ICAO Adrep
» Tommy Maurer
Photos
accident date: 06-11-1997
type: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-106 Srs 1A
registration: G-MRRV
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 Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Pokhara Airport as the crow flies is 146 km (91 miles).
Distance from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Pokhara Airport as the crow flies is 146 km (91 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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