De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8) crash, Mar 12, 2018 (51 killed)
De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8) accident on March 12, 2018 near Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal with 51 fatalities. Cause: Nepal Accident...
- Date: March 12, 2018
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8)
- Location: Kathmandu-Tribhuvan, Bagmati, Nepal
- Fatalities: 51
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Nepal Accident Investigation Commission: the crew completely lost orientation and situational awareness; deviation from the approach path and an unsafe landing. Pilot stress, fatigue and poor CRM contributed.
A US Bangla Airlines Dash 8 Q400 on scheduled flight BS211 from Dhaka lost situational awareness during the approach to Kathmandu, flying a misaligned path and orbiting near the field before landing at high bank and low height left of the centreline. The aircraft overran into a slope and caught fire, and 51 of the 71 people on board died. Nepal's commission found the crew disoriented and that a go around was not attempted.