Dornier DO228 crash, May 14, 2012 (15 killed), Jomsom
Dornier DO228 accident on May 14, 2012 near Jomsom, Dhawalagiri, Nepal with 15 fatalities. Cause: The captain turned sharply left at 73 kt without...
- Date: May 14, 2012
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Jomsom, Dhawalagiri, Nepal
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain turned sharply left at 73 kt without accounting for the terrain, which led to a continuous stall warning and a wing strike on rising ground. Per BAAA the turn was against published procedures; the official report was not located.
A Dornier 228 on a scheduled flight from Pokhara to Jomsom aborted its landing after the gear problem and tried to divert back to Pokhara. The captain made a sharp left turn at low speed, and the left wing struck a hill above the runway. The aircraft stalled and crashed on the slope.