twin otter si schianta a lukla, nepal

[thranduil]

'Tourists die' in Nepal air crash

Twelve German tourists were among 18 people killed when a passenger plane crashed in Nepal's Everest region.

A total of 14 foreigners are believed to have died, airport officials said.

Only one Nepalese passenger survived as the Yeti Airlines plane crashed during landing at Tenzing-Hillary airport in the eastern town of Lukla, they said.

Nestling on a mountainside at 9,380ft (2,860m), the airport is popular with mountaineers and trekkers heading for expeditions in the Himalayas.

The plane reportedly caught fire after crash-landing and hitting the perimeter boundary at the airstrip.

"Twelve German and two Swiss people were on the passenger manifest," airport official Mohan Adhikari told AFP.

In fine weather, there are daily flights between Lukla and the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.

Lukla's runway is just 20m wide and is set on a slope, with a steep 700m drop at one end.

azz, quell'aereo l'ho preso io nel 2006

[cece]

Anche mio padre, mi pare nel 2006.

[blusky]

che brutta cosa... pace all´anima loro!!!

[thranduil]

tra l'altro proprio uno dei piloti, all'epoca, mi aveva rassicurato spiegandomi che l'atterraggio a lukla era tranquillo "perchè noi a lukla viaggiamo solo volando a vista".
ed in effetti la partenza da ktm era avvenuta, con due ore di ritardo, solo quando da lukla avevano avvisato che le nuvole si stavano aprendo.
il pilota aveva concluso "we don't trust radio assistance because in nepal even the higher clouds may have a mountain inside".

press release di yeti:

Press Release
8 October, 2008
Yeti Airlines' 9N AFE Twin Otter Aircraft met with a fatal accident today (8th October, 2008) at the Tenzing Hillary Airport in Lukla. The aircraft was trying to land when it met the unfortunate incident.
The aircraft took off from Kathmandu Airport at 6.51 am. It suffered the unfortunate fate at 7.31am, while trying to land at the Tenzing Hillary Airport resulting in the sad and unfortunate demise of 18 out of the 19 people in the aircraft. The lone survivor Captain Surendra Kunwar was immediately rescued and admitted to the Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj. He is reported to be out of danger.
According to the eye witnesses, the entire Airport region was suddenly covered with fog right after other two aircrafts (of Yeti) had landed successfully.
The crew included Capt. Surendra. Kunwar, Co-pilot Bikash Pant and Air Hostess Sunita Shrestha. Among the deceased are Co-Pilot Pant, Air Hostess Shrestha, 12 German, 2 Australian and 2 Nepalese Nationals.
A rescue party was sent immediately to Lukla. The injured Capt. Kunwar was rescued immediately and airlifted to the Teaching Hospital. The bodies of the deceased are also being brought to Kathmandu.
Yeti Airlines expresses heartfelt condolence to the friends and family of the deceased.
Name of the Deceased :

Passengers:

1 Mr McLeod Andrew Frick-Australia
2 Ms Zamudio Chalene Kate-Australia
3 Ms Monika Wiess-Germany
4 Mr Harry Wiess- Germany
5 Ms Andrea Thiele-Germany
6 Mr Thomas Krause -Germany
7 Mr Uwe Thiele -Germany
8 Mrs Silke Krause-Germany
9 Mr Berger Thorsten-Germany
10 Mrs Nadine Jankoster-Germany
11 Mr Andreas Blomke-Germany
12 Mrs Sabine Blomke-Germany
13 Mrs Annelotte Langanke-Germany
14 Mr Johannes Sauter-Germany
15 Mr Govinda Sharma -Nepal
16 Mr Santosh Adhikari-Nepal

Crew:

17. Co-pilot Bikash Pant
18. Air hostess Sunita Shrestha

[cabronte]

Che brutta cosa! Mi spiace tantissimo per le vittime, comunque sto notando che questi Twin Otter ultimamente hanno un po' troppi problemi. Non sarà l'età e la poca manutenzione?

[vihai]

Che brutta cosa! Mi spiace tantissimo per le vittime, comunque sto notando che questi Twin Otter ultimamente hanno un po' troppi problemi. Non sarà l'età e la poca manutenzione?

Eh sì, quando un aereo è vecchio e senza manutenzione ha l'incontrollabile tendenza a volare nella nebbia....