flee 5 Report post Posted March 12, 2018 A US-Bangla Bombardier Q400 has crashed at Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal. The accident occurred at 14:18 local time on 12 March. A source at the airport's NOTAM department says that aircraft was operating flight BS 211 from Dhaka to Kathmandu when "a technical fault" occurred during landing. The aircraft is registered S2-AGU (MSN4041). The 2001-vintage model is owned and managed by US-Bangla. More: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-bangla-q400-crashes-at-kathmandu-446674/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khalil Abd Halim 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2CIxzmqgu4&lc=z23wfjhwuyu0wz04y04t1aokgqi20n0shlfnujr0sudpbk0h00410 ATC conversation before crash..more like confusion on the flight crew side which caused the crash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted March 13, 2018 Nepal begins probe of plane crash that killed 49, airline defends pilot KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Investigators have retrieved the flight data recorder from the wreckage of a Bangladeshi airliner that crashed, killing at least 49 aboard, including the crew, when it attempted to land in Nepal’s capital, officials said on Tuesday. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nepal-crash/nepal-begins-probe-of-plane-crash-that-killed-49-airline-defends-pilot-idUSKCN1GP0CS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jahur 0 Report post Posted March 13, 2018 Heard the Atc audio on youtube. Seems both atc and pilots are not sure on rwy 02 or 20. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted March 13, 2018 This airport is not that great and could be improved. TK managed to write off an almost new A333 there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites