Tara D228 at Ramechhap on Apr 22nd 2019, runway excursion on landing

Last Update: April 22, 2019 / 21:48:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 22, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Tara Air

Destination
Lukla, Nepal

Aircraft Registration
9N-AKK

Aircraft Type
DORNIER 228

ICAO Type Designator
D228

A Tara Air Dornier Do-228, registration 9N-AKK performing a flight from Kathmandu to Lukla (Nepal) with 14 passengers and 3 crew, needed to divert to Ramechhap due to weather in Lukla. The aircraft landed on Ramechhap's runway 21, developed a problem with the nose gear and veered right off the runway coming to a stop nearly perpendicular to the runway with all gear on soft ground. There were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft beyond the nose gear problem.

There are different reports of a burst nose gear tyre or nose gear steering problems.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 22, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Tara Air

Destination
Lukla, Nepal

Aircraft Registration
9N-AKK

Aircraft Type
DORNIER 228

ICAO Type Designator
D228

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