Unfallbericht:
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.
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Datum: | Samstag 1 Juni 2013 |
| Zeit: | 07:14 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Dornier 228-202K |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Sita Air |
| Kennzeichen: | 9N-AHB |
| Werknummer: | 8169 |
| Baujahr: | 1989-10-18 (23 years 8 months) |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Garrett TPE331-5-252D |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 5 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 7 |
| Sachschaden: | schwer beschädigt |
| Konsequenzen: | Repaired |
| Unfallort: | Simikot Airport (IMK) ( Nepal)
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| Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | 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.
Informationsquelle:
» The Himalayan TimesFotos
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
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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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