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January
2009
Commission
on Yeti Airlines crash at Lukla submits report
The
Commission constituted by Government of Nepal for the Aircraft Accident
Investigation of Yeti Airlines Flight YT-101 which crashed in Tenzing Hillary
Airport, Lukla on October 8, 2008 submitted its report to Hon'ble Minister
for Tourism and Civil Aviation Ms. Hisila Yami on December 31, 2008. The
Twin-otter aircraft belonged to Yeti Airlines was crashed at the perimeter
of Lukla runway while attempting to land in deteriorating weather condition
which killed 18-people including 14 Germans and 2 Australians tourists.
According
to Commission report, "The probable primary cause was flight crew's misjudgment,
based on the weather information from all the proceeding aircraft and Lukla
Information, to enter into cloud patch on final wherein the aircraft encountered
the rapidly uplifting fog on short final resulting on Control Flight Into
Terrain(CFIT)." The formal investigation commenced on 10th October, 2008
following a meeting of the Commission. Experts were nominated by Germany
and Australia(States of Victims).
On
November 7, 2008, a record breaking 100 flights were made from Kathmandu
to Lukla Tenzing Hillary Airport, according to Tribhuwan International
Airport Authority. This new record is the for the first time in the aviation
history and also marks the great flow of tourists in the Everest region
this year compared to any other years by air.
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