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| Date: | Thursday 19 April 2018 |
| Time: | 22:09 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-9GPER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Malindo Air |
| Registration: | 9M-LNJ |
| MSN: | 38690/4495 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 139 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) -
 Nepal
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) |
| Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB Malaysia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Malindo Air flight OD181 suffered a runway excursion after an aborted takeoff at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport, Nepal.
The aircraft was cleared for takeoff from runway 20 and commenced the takeoff roll at 22:08 hours local time. Takeoff was aborted as the aircraft was halfway down the runway. It failed to stop on the remaining runway and overran, becoming stuck in the grass 60 meters past the runway end.
The runway was subsequently closed for traffic.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The probable cause of the runway excursion was due to the PIC attempted to reject the take-off at high speed, following take-off Configuration Warning. The rejected TO was initiated at the speed of 154kts, which is above V1. In addition, the maximum braking was not applied throughout the stopping.
Weather about the time of the incident (22:09 LT/1624Z):
VNKT 191620Z 15004KT 7000 FEW015 SCT100 18/14 Q1014 NOSIG
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/od181/#1117f5c3
https://twitter.com/KTMTribune/status/987033111639871488
http://www.mot.gov.my/SiteCollectionImages/kemalangan%20udara/statistik%202018/SI0418.pdf
Location
Media:
A #malindoAir #plane call sign #MXD181 after skidded off the #runway of #Tribhuwan International #Airport while approaching there for takeoff to #kualalumpur #Malaysia . #Nepal #kathmandu #TIA @flightradar24 @airlivenet pic.twitter.com/kfZpd8uMck
— Bikash karki (@Bikash_PJ) April 19, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2018 18:27 | harro | Added |
| 19-Apr-2018 18:32 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Apr-2018 18:56 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 19-Apr-2018 18:58 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 19-Apr-2018 19:36 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Apr-2018 19:57 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Apr-2018 05:29 | harro | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Apr-2018 17:16 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Dec-2019 17:53 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Apr-2021 19:05 | harro | Updated [Accident report, ] |
| 09-Apr-2021 19:06 | harro | Updated |
| 13-Dec-2024 10:34 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Damage, ] |
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