Nepal Airlines Flight 555
Wreckage of the aircraft next to the Gandaki River | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 May 2013 |
| Summary | Runway overrun on landing due to pilot error |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| 9N-ABO, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2011 | |
| 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.