Yeti JS41 at Bhairahawa on Aug 20th 2015, rejected takeoff results in runway excursion
Last Update: August 20, 2015 / 18:56:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Yeti Airlines
Flight number
YT-894
Departure
Bhairahawa, Nepal
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
9N-AJC
Aircraft Type
BRITISH AEROSPACE Jetstream 41
ICAO Type Designator
JS41
A replacement aircraft has been dispatched to take the passengers to Kathmandu.
The airline confirmed the runway excursion onto a grassy field during the rejected takeoff due to a flock of birds on the runway. All occupants are safe. The airline denied reports that the aircraft went off the runway due to a burst tyre as widely reported in Nepalese media or broke through a fence as reported by yellow press in the UK.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Yeti Airlines
Flight number
YT-894
Departure
Bhairahawa, Nepal
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
9N-AJC
Aircraft Type
BRITISH AEROSPACE Jetstream 41
ICAO Type Designator
JS41
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