Narrative:
A Dornier 228 passenger plane, 9N-AHB, sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Simikot Airport (IMK), Nepal. There were no injuries among the five passengers and two crew members.
The airplane had departed Nepalganj Airport (KEP) at 06:25 and suffered a hard landing at Simikot Airport at 07:14. The left hand main gear broke and the Dornier 228 came to rest on the side of the runway. The no. 1 prop, left hand wing and underside of the fuselage sustained substantial damage.
Runway mishap
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Saturday 1 June 2013 |
| Time: | 07:14 |
| Type: |  Dornier 228-202K |
| Operator: | Sita Air |
| Registration: | 9N-AHB |
| MSN: | 8169 |
| First flight: | 1989-10-18 (23 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-5-252D |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Simikot Airport (IMK) ( Nepal)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nepalganj Airport (KEP/VNNG), Nepal |
| Simikot Airport (IMK/VNST), Nepal |
A Dornier 228 passenger plane, 9N-AHB, sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Simikot Airport (IMK), Nepal. There were no injuries among the five passengers and two crew members.
The airplane had departed Nepalganj Airport (KEP) at 06:25 and suffered a hard landing at Simikot Airport at 07:14. The left hand main gear broke and the Dornier 228 came to rest on the side of the runway. The no. 1 prop, left hand wing and underside of the fuselage sustained substantial damage.
Classification:
Heavy landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» The Himalayan TimesPhotos
Video, social media
Seems Nepali pilots need crash course on landing without crashing! Sita Air at Simikot, Humla today (Pic: DB Buda) twitter.com/UjjwalAcharya/
— Ujjwal Acharya (@UjjwalAcharya) June 1, 2013
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 Nepalganj Airport to Simikot Airport as the crow flies is 207 km (129 miles).
Distance from Nepalganj Airport to Simikot Airport as the crow flies is 207 km (129 miles).
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