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Crash of an ATR72-500 in Dhaka

Date & Time: Apr 30, 2012 at 0851 LT
Type of aircraft:
ATR72-500
Operator:
Registration:
60314
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bangkok - Dhaka
MSN:
881
YOM:
2009
Flight number:
KAT304
Location:
Dhaka-Hazrat Shahjalal (ex Zia Ul-Haq)
Dhaka
Country:
Bangladesh
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Dhaka-Hazrat Shahjalal Airport, the twin engine aircraft deviated to the right and veered off runway. It collided with an embankment, lost its undercarriage and came to rest against a concrete wall. All 15 occupants were rescued, among them two passengers were slightly injured.

Crash of an ATR72-500 in Sandoway

Date & Time: Feb 17, 2012 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
ATR72-500
Operator:
Registration:
XY-AIT
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heho - Sandoway
MSN:
543
YOM:
1998
Flight number:
KBZ243
Location:
Sandoway
Rakhine State (Arakan)
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
50
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Heho, the aircraft bounced six times upon landing on runway 20. The final touchdown was reported some 1,500 feet past its threshold. The last bounce was very rough so the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft the skidded on runway and overran. On soft ground, both main landing gears collapsed and the aircraft hit a sand pile before coming to rest. while all 54 occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair as some blade of the right engine penetrated the fuselage after they hit the sand pile. It appears that the copilot was the PIC at the time of the accident.
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