TriMG B733 at Paro on Jul 12th 2021, unstabilized approach, bank angle and GPWS warning shortly before touchdown, hard touch down
Last Update: August 5, 2021 / 12:44:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 12, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tri-M.G. Intra Asia Airlines
Flight number
GM-515
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Paro, Bhutan
Aircraft Registration
PK-YGW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
According to Unicef the aircraft was carrying Moderna vaccines to Bhutan that were donated to Bhutan within the COVAX initiative.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Paro for about 16 hours, then departed for the next sector to Bangkok (Thailand).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 12, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tri-M.G. Intra Asia Airlines
Flight number
GM-515
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Paro, Bhutan
Aircraft Registration
PK-YGW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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