Descripción:
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by Makalu Air suffered a runway excursion after landing at Talcha Airport in Nepal.
The aircraft went nose-down down the runway embankment. A small fire erupted near the engine, but this was quickly extinguished.
Reportedly, contributing factors were a downdraft on short final and an unstabilized approach.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 21 noviembre 2011 |
| Hora: | 16:00 |
| Tipo: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operador: | Makalu Air |
| Registración: | 9N-AJM |
| Numéro de série: | 208B0561 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1996 |
| Motores: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 12 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Talcha Airport ( Nepal)
|
| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Nepalganj Airport (KEP/VNNG), Nepal |
| Talcha Airport, Nepal |
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by Makalu Air suffered a runway excursion after landing at Talcha Airport in Nepal.
The aircraft went nose-down down the runway embankment. A small fire erupted near the engine, but this was quickly extinguished.
Reportedly, contributing factors were a downdraft on short final and an unstabilized approach.
Fuentes:
» The Kathmandu Post - November 23, 2011Fotos
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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 Nepalganj Airport to Talcha Airport as the crow flies is 175 km (109 miles).
Distance from Nepalganj Airport to Talcha Airport as the crow flies is 175 km (109 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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