Dornier DO228 crash, Sep 28, 2012 (19 killed), Kathmandu-...
Dornier DO228 accident on September 28, 2012 near Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal with 19 fatalities. Cause: Reduced thrust during the climb for a...
- Date: September 28, 2012
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Reduced thrust during the climb for a reason that could not be determined, which caused deceleration; the crew did not keep airspeed above stall speed or maintain V2, and there was insufficient height to recover.
A Sita Air Dornier 228 on scheduled service from Kathmandu to Lukla lost speed during its takeoff roll and failed to climb properly. It stalled at low height after the aircraft drifted off the runway centreline and crashed short of the runway end. All 19 people on board died.