Harbin Yunsunji Y-12 crash, Sep 26, 1992, Lukla-Tenzing-H...
Harbin Yunsunji Y-12 accident on September 26, 1992 near Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary, Sagarmatha, Nepal with no fatalities. Cause: The nose tyre burst after...
- Date: September 26, 1992
- Aircraft: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12
- Location: Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary, Sagarmatha, Nepal
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The nose tyre burst after striking stones from a pothole on the runway, which led to the collapse of the nose gear.
A Nepal Airways Harbin Y-12 (9N-ACI) was taking off from Lukla at about 85 knots when its nose gear collapsed after the nose tyre burst on stones from a pothole. The aircraft veered off the runway and came to rest in a ditch. All 14 occupants escaped uninjured, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.