As reported by The Aviation Herald, two weeks into the new year, we’re seeing our first major commercial aircraft crash of the year… ugh.
Continue reading: Yeti Airlines ATR-72 Crashes In Nepal, Killing Dozens
Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
While the video is quite short and it is challenging to see, it appears the aircraft's flaps were not down.
I was just in Nepal few days ago and flew on yeti from Pokhara to Kathmandu and Buddha airline from ktm to Pokhara and I flew on yeti from Pokhara to Kathmandu few days ago . It is not due to the mountains or weather . The flight is a perfect flight with no turbulence. What I hate is they charge $100 for American passport holders while Nepalese only pay around $30. The problem is these planes are extremely old second hand used planes with poor maintenance record . The domestic flights are such that you can arrive at at airport at 1:50 pm and easily able to fly on 2 pm flight .
Instantly reminded me of this ATR-72 crash... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKNREZ_u8E8
All those smiles and passengers looking excitedly out of the window, not knowing they were approaching the last seconds of their lives.
That video is genuinely scarring.
The FB live video from inside the cabin is just heart stopping to watch. Technology has allowed us to cross alot of frontiers but witnessing an aircraft crash that was completely fatal is perhaps something that has never been done before.
TransAsia was another tragic accident, compounded by human error.
We'll have to wait for the investigation on this crash.
Sorry, but many people just died and one of your first comments is how much things cost bothers you . Wow.
Absolutely terrifying - honestly wish I hadn’t just searched for and watched it. Certain things that I think we just don’t need technology to give us in this modern age we live in, this was definitely one of them.
Jim,
This is why there's that old adage about not talking about money, because it's considered impolite. But in this situation, it's even worse and doubly inappropriate. Because many people have died. Died. So I hope you can see how talk of airfares in this context looks so...trivial.
I taught safety regulation at the University at u of Maryland and regularly cover the ATR . (not a pilot) I f you are a pilot commenting on the flaps please say so. This was a heavily loaded aircraft . Would the flaps be at 15, 20 or higher ?
From the clips available, this looks like a classic Vmc (minimum controllable speed) roll: one engine out or at idle, have to keep the flaps up to keep the speed up, but lost enough speed to completely lose lift and control over the wing with the inoperative engine.
Jim, what a disgusting and inappropriate comment. Have you no humanity? Who the f... cares about American passport holders when people have perished. Just think if you had a brother, sister, child or wife on that plane. Unbelievable.
You are pissed off that Americans are charged more. Do you know how much America charges for visas from people travelling from poor countries? These applications are often denied and the applicants lose their money.
It’s quite possible that the low fares for locals are part of the reason for the crash. Poor maintenance and pilots with inadequate skills are common problems with budget carriers. It’s pretty hard to stall an airplane on a clear day without difficult instrument procedures distracting the pilots. Attention to airspeed is critical and a very basic part of piloting. I’ve seen some first officers who have a problem with that, but even if the FO was flying, the captain should have been calling out speed warnings.
My thoughts and prayers are with you, Jim. That extra $70 you had to pay is a cruel and terrible loss. No one should suffer the pain and anguish you feel. Please pass my sympathies to your wallet and/or credit card too. Their literal emptiness can never be measured. Your loss is our loss too. We feel, we share, we pray for you in this your time of tragic monetary devastation. Amen.
#Pray for Jim's Wallet
Judging by the high angle of the aircraft,
I'd suggest that the pilots had realised or been warned
that their aircraft was close to stalling
& were attempting to mitigate it
whilst the engines spooled-up to power.?
Sadly, all to late to save the situation...
Totally agree. This video is so disturbing and eerie when you think it was the final seconds of their lives. What struck me was that it seems everyone died instantly as there are no more sounds of agony or screms. Terrible...
Although there's been lots of talk on the news about the old & new airports
considering that the new airport
(which the aircraft was heading for)
is effectively at 90 degrees to the old one
I don't imagine that their proximity to eachother is of any significance to this tragedy.?
I went frame by frame and could not confirm flaps down, when compared to an ATR picture in the landing config. I don't know the ATR per se, but with one mile to the runway threshold, I am assuming he should be in a landing config with flaps. As far as pilot Delta Sierra's, that is as likely as being properly config'd and stalling it on approach; neither screwup speaks highly of the piloting on this day.
According to Reuters, the crash „was caused by the pilots mistakenly cutting power leading to an aerodynamic stall“.