Dornier DO228 crash, Aug 24, 2010 (14 killed), Kathmandu
Dornier DO228 accident on August 24, 2010 near Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal with 14 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after both generators failed and...
- Date: August 24, 2010
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control after both generators failed and the crew could not restore power to the flight instruments. Spatial disorientation after the instrument loss and reliance on an outdated checklist that exhausted the backup battery are reported as factors.
An Agni Air Dornier 228 on a flight from Kathmandu to Lukla was turned back after poor weather at Lukla and Simara. While descending toward Kathmandu, a generator failed, the backup generator also failed and the crew did not declare an emergency. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and broke up on impact in a rice field, killing all 14 occupants.