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| Date: | Sunday 4 September 2022 |
| Time: | 08:06 |
| Type: |  Let L-410UVP-E20 |
| Owner/operator: | Summit Air |
| Registration: | 9N-AND |
| MSN: | 102733 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Pokhara Airport (PKR/VNPK) -
 Nepal
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Pokhara Airport (PKR/VNPK) |
| Jomsom Airport (JMO/VNJS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Summit Air flight SMA605, a Let L-410, made an emergency return landing following an inflight engine shutdown shortly after takeoff from Pokhara Airport (PKR/VNPK), Nepal.
There were no reported injuries relative to the incident.
Sources:
https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/summit-air-s-plane-lands-within-7-minutes-after-taking-off-due-to-an-engine-problem/
https://www.news18.com/news/auto/summit-air-passenger-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-at-pokhara-airport-in-nepal-5887267.html
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/aircraft-with-22-people-on-board-makes-emergency-landing-in-nepal-11662271582199.html
https://www.smartaviation-apac.com/2022/09/summit-air-let-410-makes-emergency-landing-in-nepal-following-engine-problems/
https://www.aeroinside.com/17326/summit-nepal-l410-at-pokhara-on-sep-4th-2022-engine-shut-down-in-flight
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2022 23:16 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Sep-2022 05:38 | Edmond vice captain | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 05-Sep-2022 05:45 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-Sep-2022 07:14 | Vice Captain Edmond | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2022 07:17 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
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