Date: | Saturday 1 June 2013 |
Time: | 07:14 |
Type: | Dornier 228-202K |
Owner/operator: | Sita Air |
Registration: | 9N-AHB |
MSN: | 8169 |
Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-5-252D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Simikot Airport (IMK) -
Nepal
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Nepalganj Airport (KEP/VNNG) |
Destination airport: | Simikot Airport (IMK/VNST) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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.
Sources:
The Himalayan Times
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