2016 Air Kasthamandap PAC 750XL crash
PAC 750XL | |
Operator | Air Kasthamandap |
---|---|
Registration | 9N-AJB |
Flight origin | Nepalgunj Airport, Nepalgunj, Nepal |
Destination | Jumla Airport, Jumla, Nepal |
Occupants | 11 |
Passengers | 9 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Injuries | 9 |
Survivors | 9 |
On 26 February 2016, an
Kalikot district, Nepal, killing the two crew members and injuring all nine passengers on board.[1] The accident occurred just two days after Tara Air Flight 193
.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the crash was a
PAC 750XL operated by Air Kasthamandap. It was delivered to the airline brand new in 2009.[2]
Accident
The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing. The pilot gave a warning to the passengers before landing in a field.[3] The forward fuselage was reported to have been crushed.[citation needed]
Crew and Passengers
The victims were identified as
CPN-UML central leader, and lawmaker Dal Bahadur Rana.[4] There were nine passengers on board including an infant, all of which sustained injuries.[5]
Aftermath
Initial reports indicate that the crew were trying to make an emergency landing due to a technical problem.[6]
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli expressed condolences to the families of crew members killed in the incident.[4]
Shortly after the accident, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal stated that it had only allowed single engine aircraft to operate on chartered, not regular flights.[7] Following the accident, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal forbid airlines to operate passenger flights on single engine aircraft.[8]
Investigation
One day after the accident, the
engine failure caused the emergency landing on a field. The landing gear was caught in a pile of firewood, leading the aircraft to impact on the ground. The cockpit was thereafter destroyed.[9] The engine was built in 1991 and installed on the aircraft in 2015. The report found that financial difficulties caused the airline to neglect the aircraft's maintenance.[9]
References
- ^ "Air Kasthamandap crash-lands in Kalikot; Captain, co-pilot killed". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "REGISTRATION DETAILS FOR 9N-AJB (AIR KASTHAMANDAP) PAC 750XL". Planelogger. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Air Kasthamandap crash". Nepali Times. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Air Kasthamandap plane crash-lands in Kalikot; 2 killed". The Himalayan Times. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Air Kasthamandap plane crash-lands; two killed". The Himalayan Times. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Nepal to probe Air Kasthamandap plane accident". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Single-engine planes ferrying goods". The Himalayan Times. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Air Kasthamandap crash caused by engine failure: Probe report". The Kathmandu Post. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2019.