ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78661
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| Date: | Sunday 10 October 2010 |
| Time: | 07:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Makalu Air |
| Registration: | 9N-AJG |
| MSN: | 208B0746 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Simikot Airport, Simikot, Humla district, Karnali -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Surkhet Airport (SKH/VNSK) |
| Simikot Airport (IMK/VNST) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft ran off the right side of the runway on landing at Simikot. After leaving the runway it crossed a drainage ditch and struck a pile of rocks before coming to rest with its nose and right main undercarriage collapsed. The accident happened in daylight (07:05 hours Local time) and in VMC - CAVOK, winds, 'light'.
The aircraft was operating a cargo flight from Surkhet. The runway at Simikot has a gravel surface. It is understood that the normal width of the runway is 30 metres but, due to resurfacing work, it had been reduced to 15 metres
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/detail.php?article_id=40761&cat_id=8]
2. WAAS
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2010 08:46 | harro | Added |
| 13-Dec-2016 23:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 12:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
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