Dornier DO228 crash, Jun 1, 2013, Simikot
Dornier DO228 accident on June 1, 2013 near Simikot, Karnali, Nepal with no fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the approach below safe minimums...
- Date: June 1, 2013
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Simikot, Karnali, Nepal
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued the approach below safe minimums without sufficient visual contact with the ground in fog, resulting in a hard landing short of the runway. Official investigation report not located.
A Sita Air Dornier 228 on a charter from Nepalgunj to Simikot made several go-around attempts in ground fog and low visibility. On a fourth approach, without sufficient visual reference, the crew continued down through cloud and landed hard short of runway 28. The undercarriage collapsed, the left wing broke and the aircraft came to rest beside the runway. All seven occupants escaped uninjured.