ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269315
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 November 2021 |
| Time: | c. 07:00 |
| Type: |  Dornier 228-202K |
| Owner/operator: | Sita Air |
| Registration: | 9N-AHB |
| MSN: | 8169 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP/VNNG) -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nepalganj Airport (KEP/VNNG) |
| Simikot Airport (IMK/VNST) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Dornier Do 228-202K, operated by Sita Air, performing flight STA623, struck a wild boar on the runway at Nepalgunj Airport (KEP/VNNG).
The aircraft sustained damage to the area near the nose landing gear.
Sources:
https://english.nepalpress.com/2021/11/02/sita-airlines-aircraft-hits-wild-boar-at-nepalgunj-airport/
https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/aircraft-belonging-to-sita-air-collides-with-boars-narrowly-escapes-a-major-accident/?categoryId=opinion
https://www.aviationnepal.com/sita-air-dornier-228-has-collided-with-a-wild-boar-at-nepalgunj/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 October 2010 | 9N-AHB | Sita Air | 0 | Lukla Airport | |
sub |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
| 1 June 2013 | 9N-AHB | Sita Air | 0 | Simikot Airport (IMK) | |
sub |
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2021 17:22 | harro | Added |
| 02-Nov-2021 17:24 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 02-Nov-2021 17:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Nov-2021 18:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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