Nepal Airlines Flight 555
The aircraft with its right wing severely damaged, lying on the Gandaki River | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 May 2013 |
| Summary | Runway overrun on landing due to pilot error |
| Site | Jomsom Airport, Jomsom, Manang, Nepal 28°46′57″N 83°43′38″E / 28.7826°N 83.7273°E |
| Aircraft | |
| A Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Operator | Nepal Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | RA555 |
| ICAO flight No. | RNA555 |
| Call sign | ROYAL NEPAL 555 |
| Registration | 9N-ABO |
| Flight origin | Pokhara Airport, Nepal |
| Destination | Jomsom Airport, Nepal |
| Occupants | 21 |
| Passengers | 18 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 7 |
| Survivors | 21 |
Nepal Airlines Flight 555 was a short domestic scheduled flight from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport in Nepal of about 20 minutes' flying time, operated by Nepal Airlines. On 16 May 2013, the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft operating the flight crashed while landing at Jomsom Airport. Seven of the twenty-one on board were seriously injured. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.