Contributing factors were the probable fixation of the flight crew to land at Kathmandu, and the deterioration of weather conditions that resulted in fog over the airport reducing the visibility below the required minima." The flight THY726 coming from Istanbul missed the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu early Wednesday morning. A Turkish Airlines jet carrying 238 passengers crash-landed in Nepal after skidding off a slippery runway. Soon the A330 will find a new purpose in it's afterlife as a Nepalese entrepreneur has set off to build a new aviation museum in Kathmandu (his second). On 12 May 2015, a US Marine Corps Bell UH-1Y Venom of Camp Pendleton -based HMLA-469 squadron crashed in the Charikot region of Nepal during Operation Sahayogi Haat, a humanitarian relief effort following the earthquake that had struck the region earlier. Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you (Reuters / Navesh Chitrakar) A Turkish Airlines plane lies on the field after it overshot the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu March 4, 2015. The flight THY726 coming from Istanbul missed the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu early Wednesday morning. (Reuters / Navesh Chitrakar) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.Pilot In Nepal Revives Crashed Turkish Airlines Plane As Museum"No Doubt" Gautam Buddha Was Born In Nepal, Says India Amid ControversyNepal To Send Updated Map To UN, International Community, Says Minister All 13 occupants were killed. A Turkish Airlines plane lies on the field after it overshot the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu March 4, 2015. Published on Mar 4, 2015 In a flight mishap, a Turkish Airlines plane crash-landed in Kathmandu's Tribhuvan Airport this morning.
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Officials suspect bad weather conditions and low visibility to have been the main causes for the disaster.© Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “TV-Novosti”, 2005–2020. An Airbus A330-303, operated by THY Turkish Airlines, suffered a runway excursion accident upon landing at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM), Nepal. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.An Airbus A330-303, operated by THY Turkish Airlines, suffered a runway excursion accident upon landing at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM), Nepal.PROBABLE CAUSE: "The decision of the flight crew to continue approach and landing below the minima with inadequate visual reference and not to perform a missed approach in accordance to the published approach procedure.
15:42 GMT, Aug 10, 2020 The flight THY726 coming from Istanbul missed the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu early Wednesday morning.Because the runway had become slippery after two days of rain and because of dense fog, the aircraft bounced off the pavement to land in the field. (Reuters / Navesh Chitrakar) A Turkish Airlines plane lies on the field after it overshot the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu March 4, 2015. Nepali pilot Bed Upreti walks from an airplane converted into a museum in Kathmandu (AFP)The Airbus A330 was carrying 224 passengers when it skidded off the runway (AFP)................................ Advertisement ................................Pilot In Nepal Revives Crashed Turkish Airlines Plane As Museum © COPYRIGHT NDTV CONVERGENCE LIMITED 2020. But the aftershocks from Wednesday's crash-landing highlight Nepal's crumbling infrastructure. The line between the airports does This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Networks opinion as to the cause of the accident. TURKISH AIRLINES TC-JOC, A330-303, AT TIA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL ON 4th MARCH 2015 SUBMITTED BY: Accident investigation commission (TC-JOC, A330-303) 2015 TO: The Government of Nepal Ministry of culture tourism and Civil Aviation