Narrative:
The DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 bounced following a hard landing at Phaplu Airport, Nepal. It was discovered that the aircraft sustained substantial damage to nose gear (station 60).
Runway mishap
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 31 May 1997 |
| Time: | 07:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Royal Nepal Airlines |
| Registration: | 9N-ABQ |
| MSN: | 655 |
| First flight: | 1979-11-29 (17 years 6 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Phaplu Airport (PPL) ( Nepal)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Phaplu Airport (PPL/VNPL), Nepal |
The DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 bounced following a hard landing at Phaplu Airport, Nepal. It was discovered that the aircraft sustained substantial damage to nose gear (station 60).
Classification:
Bounced on landingRunway mishap
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Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov. 1979 | 9N-ABQ | de Havilland Canada | first flight |
| 12 Dec. 1979 | 9N-ABQ | Royal Nepal Airlines | delivered |
| 31 May 1997 | 9N-ABQ | Royal Nepal Airlines | Landing accident at Phaplu, Nepal |
| 19 Aug. 2002 | 9N-ABQ | Royal Nepal Airlines | Landing accident at Nepalganj, Nepal |
| ca 2002 | 9N-ABQ | Royal Nepal Airlines | withdraw from use; stored at Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 3 Jan. 2012 | 9N-ABQ | Tara Air | leased |
| 19 Aug. 2012 | 9N-ABQ | Tara Air | Runway excrusion incident, Jomsom, Nepal |
| 21 Sep. 2012 | 9N-ABQ | Tara Air | Ran into fence during takeoff Dolpa, Nepal |
| June 2015 | 9N-AKM | Tara Air | new registration |
| 29 Jan. 2016 | N106WF | Aerostar Bravo Ltd | registered |
| 24 Oct. 2016 | 8Q-ISB | Maldivian | registered |
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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