Agni Air Flight CHT

The affected Dornier Do -228 in March 2012

Agni Air flight AG - CHT was a domestic flight the Nepalese airline Agni Air from Pokhara to Jomsom. On 14 May 2012, the Dornier Do -228 crashes after a failed go-around. There were 18 passengers, two pilots and one flight attendant on board. 15 people, including the two pilots died in the crash.

Airline

Agni Air is a Nepalese airline that offers scheduled domestic flights. From Kathmandu there are flights to Bhadrapur, Bhairahawa, Biratnagar, Jomsom, Lukla, Pokhara and Tumlingtar. Especially individual travelers, trekkers and pilgrims use the flights of the small airline.

Aircraft

In the crashed plane, it was a Dornier Do -228 with the aircraft identification 9N -AIG.

Misfortune course

The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Pokhara to Jomsom. As unsuccessful against 09:45 clock local time in clear weather, the landing at Jomsom, the pilot initiated a through a Start maneuvers. In this case, the aircraft touched with a wing of a mountain and crashed. Shortly before the pilot had reported in the aeronautical problems with the instruments.

Investigation

Flight data recorders and voice recorders of the misfortune machine were recovered a few days later. You will first be handed over to the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority, which will decide whether they need to be brought for analysis abroad.