Final Report 9N-ABO Twin Otter (DHC6/300) Aircraft At Jomsom Airport Nepal 16 May 2013

Final Report 9N-ABO Twin Otter (DHC6/300) Aircraft At Jomsom Airport Nepal 16 May 2013

Publication info
Author
AAIC (Nepal)
Category
Runway Excursion Human Factors Loss of Control
Date of publication
18/02/2014

On 16 May 2013, a DHC6-300 on a domestic passenger flight made a tailwind touchdown at excessive speed in the opposite direction of the of 740 metre-long runway to the notified direction in use and, after departing the runway to one side during deceleration, re-entered the runway and attempted to take off. This failed and the aircraft breached the perimeter fence and fell into a river. The Investigation identified inappropriate actions of the aircraft commander in respect of both the initial landing and his response to the subsequent runway excursion and also cited the absence of effective CRM.

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