KATHMANDU, Nepal – A passenger aircraft crash in Nepal final yr that killed 18 individuals was attributable to defective details about the plane’s takeoff velocity within the flight documentation, a report issued on Friday by a government-appointed investigation panel stated.
A CRJ-200LR plane, owned by Nepal’s Saurya Airlines, crashed shortly after taking off from the capital Kathmandu in July final yr, killing all 17 passengers and the co-pilot. Solely the captain survived.
The crash was attributable to a “deep stall throughout take-off due to abnormally speedy pitch charge commanded at a lower-than-optimal rotation velocity”, the report submitted to the federal government stated.
Aviation knowledgeable Nagendra Prasad Ghimire advised Reuters the plane made a untimely takeoff earlier than gaining the required velocity.
The report stated errors in a velocity card – a doc that gives essential airspeed info for a selected plane, significantly throughout takeoff, climb and touchdown – had gone unnoticed and the airline had failed to handle earlier instances of a excessive pitch charge – the speed at which an plane’s nostril rotates up or down – throughout take-off.
It stated there had been gross negligence and non-compliance by the operator throughout all the strategy of cargo and baggage dealing with.
It really helpful all operators evaluation their velocity playing cards and adjust to the necessities of cargo and baggage dealing with.
The panel additionally requested the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to evaluation the process for allowing non-scheduled flights.
CAAN spokesman Babu Ram Paudel declined remark, saying he had not seen the report.
Saurya Airways will do “all the pieces mandatory” to implement the suggestions, operation supervisor Bivechan Khanal stated. The crash targeted consideration on the poor air security document of landlocked Nepal, which is closely depending on air connectivity.
In 2013 the European Union, citing security considerations, banned air carriers licensed in Nepal from flying the European sky. — Reuters
