De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, May 16, 2013, Jomsom
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on May 16, 2013 near Jomsom, Dhawalagiri, Nepal with no fatalities. Cause: Improper STOL landing technique and...
- Date: May 16, 2013
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Jomsom, Dhawalagiri, Nepal
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Improper STOL landing technique and an attempt to take off again with insufficient airspeed and lift; poor crew resource management between the pilots.
A Nepal Airlines Twin Otter flying the Pokhara to Jomsom service landed on runway 06 with a tailwind, veered off the runway, and attempted a takeoff with insufficient airspeed. It ran off the end of runway 24, struck a fence and gabion wall and came to rest against the edge of the river with its left wing in the water.