Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 10 May 1973
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-8-33
Owner/operator: Thai Airways International
Registration Number: HS-TGU
Location: Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM) –
ÿ Nepal
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 110
Component Affected: Aircraft runway surface and landing gear.Aircraft runway surface and landing gear.
Category: Accident
Thai Airways flight TG311, a DC-8, named ‘Srisubhan’, experienced a near-miss landing at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM) due to an unexpected runway excursion. The aircraft crossed a concrete drain, causing it to overrun the runway. The flight was operating from Bangkok to Kathmandu via Calcutta.Thai Airways flight TG311, a DC-8, named ‘Srisubhan’, experienced a near-miss landing at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM) due to an unexpected runway excursion. The aircraft crossed a concrete drain, causing it to overrun the runway. The flight was operating from Bangkok to Kathmandu via Calcutta.
Description
Thai Airways flight TG311, a DC-8, named “Srisubhan”, touched down far and overran the runway at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM). The aircraft crossed a concrete drain. The aircraft operated on a flight from Bangkok to Kathmandu via Calcutta.
Source of Information
https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/tg/tg79/tg7904-4.jpg, https://kathmandupost.com/money/2017/12/05/thai-airways-marks-50th-year-in-nepal, https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/come-what-may/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/tg/tg79/tg7904-4.jpg, https://kathmandupost.com/money/2017/12/05/thai-airways-marks-50th-year-in-nepal, https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/come-what-may/Primary Cause
Unexpected runway excursion during flight operation.Unexpected runway excursion during flight operation.Share on:
