Nepal Airlines Flight 555
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Nepal Airlines Flight 555 was a short domestic scheduled flight from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport in Nepal of about 20 minutes' flying time, operated by Nepal Airlines. On 16 May 2013 the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft operating the flight crashed while landing at Jomsom Airport. Seven of the twenty-one on board were seriously injured. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.
According to police, just after the aircraft touched down on the runway it veered towards the right and fell 20 metres (66 ft) down the bank of the Gandaki River. The forward fuselage was destroyed, but the rear of the aircraft remained intact. The left wing was found submerged in the river.
The accident left Nepal Airlines with only two operational aircraft for its domestic flights. The airline said that it planned an engine exchange that would put three more Twin Otters, currently grounded, back in the air, but that process would take at least five months. In the meantime, the airline was expect to suffer a significant loss of market share.
According to police, just after the aircraft touched down on the runway it veered towards the right and fell 20 metres (66 ft) down the bank of the Gandaki River. The forward fuselage was destroyed, but the rear of the aircraft remained intact. The left wing was found submerged in the river.
The accident left Nepal Airlines with only two operational aircraft for its domestic flights. The airline said that it planned an engine exchange that would put three more Twin Otters, currently grounded, back in the air, but that process would take at least five months. In the meantime, the airline was expect to suffer a significant loss of market share.
Investigation
An investigation will be carried out to determine what caused the accident. According to an official at Tribhuwan International Airport, preliminary reports have shown that windy conditions could have played a part in the crash.
| Incident summary | |
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| Date | 16 May 2013 |
| Summary | Overran the runway on landing, went down a hill and impacted a stone terrace on the bank of Gandaki River nose-first |
| Site | Jomsom, Manang, Nepal |
| Passengers | 18 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 7 |
| Survivors | 21 |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Operator | Nepal Airlines |
| Registration | 9N-ABO |
| Flight origin | Pokhara Airport |
| Destination | Jomsom Airport |
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