The investigation is still going on in Nepal regarding the worst plane crash in 30 years. Efforts are being made to understand the reason for which the plane of Yeti airline crashed. After all, what happened that 72 people lost their lives. Now someone is accepting the mistake at the pilot’s level, while in someone’s view, this crash happened due to technical fault. Some knowledgeable weather is also considered responsible for this accident.

Failure to open the flap of the plane was the reason for the accident?

For information, let us tell you that on January 15, Yeti airline’s plane crashed near Pokhara airport. All 72 people present in the plane were killed in that accident. Five Indian citizens were also included in those people. Now since the investigation of this terrible accident has started, the maximum focus is being given on how an aircraft crashed in this way. If the media reports of Nepal are to be believed, then it is being told that the wing flaps of the aircraft were not opened properly. For the same reason, he became a victim of the accident even before landing.

In simple words, wing flaps play an important role when landing any aircraft. Due to these wing flaps, the speed of the aircraft decreases during landing. But it is being told about the Nepal plane crash that the wing flaps could not open properly. In such a situation, the speed of the aircraft was also high and the landing attempt also failed completely. A video has also surfaced in which it is seen that the plane tilts completely to one side and then falls straight into the ditch. In the report that has come out for now, the non-opening of the flap is believed to be a major reason. At the same time, the help of black box will be taken to know the real reason.

Know from the expert what happened during that accident

By the way, Senior ATR Captain Kumar Pandey has also given a big statement on this accident. Based on the videos that have surfaced, they are holding the pilot responsible for the accident. According to him, there was a mistake at the level of the pilot itself, due to which this accident happened. It has been insisted from their side that it is seen in the video that the wing flaps could not open properly. Now they are definitely accepting this as a reason, but are also talking about a detailed investigation. Some technical information has also been shared by Pandey.

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What are the rules during landing in the plane?

They tell that when any aircraft reaches 1000 feet then the airport authority is informed. This is the situation when the aircraft is completely ready for landing. At the same time, when the speed of the aircraft reaches 296 kilometers per hour, then the landing gears are opened. At this time, it is necessary to open the flaps of any aircraft at 15 degrees. And when the speed reaches 277 kmph, the flaps open up to 30 degrees. Now according to Pandey, when the plane of Yeti airline had reached this low, its flaps were open only at 15 degrees.

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— Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) January 16, 2023

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The widow of a pilot who flew for the same airline and died in a plane crash 16 years ago was the co-pilot of the Yeti Airlines flight that crashed in Nepal on Sunday.

In 2010, Anju Khatiwada went to work for Yeti Airlines, just like her husband had done before her. Dipak Pokhrel also worked for the Nepali airline, but he died when the small passenger plane he was flying crashed just before landing.

Khatiwada was the co-pilot of the flight from Kathmandu that crashed as it approached the city of Pokhara on Sunday. At least 68 people died in the Himalayan country’s worst plane crash in 30 years.

Anju khatiwada, the 44-year-old co-pilot of the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in pokhara on Sunday, had lost her pilot husband in a plane crash 16 years ago. "Her husband. Dipak Pokhrel, died. #dipakpokhrel#copilot #nepa
#anjukhatiwada pic.twitter.com/ent7fuwdZ1

— Updated News (@daily_news88) January 16, 2023

So far, none of the 72 people on board have been found alive.

“Her husband, Dipak Pokhrel, died in 2006 when a Yeti Airlines Twin Otter plane crashed in Jumla,” a spokesman for the airline told Reuters, referring to Khatiwada. “After her husband died, she used the money from the insurance to train to be a pilot.”

Khatiwada was a pilot with more than 6,400 hours of flight time. Bartaula said that Khatiwada had flown the popular tourist route from Kathmandu, the country’s capital, to Pokhara, its second-largest city.

The body of Kamal KC, who was the captain of the plane and had flown for more than 21,900 hours, has been found and identified.

Bartaula said that Kathiwada has not been found, but it is thought that she is dead.

“On Sunday, she was flying the plane with an instructor pilot, which is how the airline usually works,” a Yeti Airlines employee who knew Khatiwada said.

“She was always ready to do any job, and she had already flown to Pokhara,” said the official, who didn’t want to give his name because he wasn’t allowed to talk to the media.

Reuters couldn’t get in touch with any of her family members right away.

According to eyewitness accounts and a video of the crash that was posted on social media, Khatiwada’s ATR-72 plane rolled from side to side before it crashed in a gorge near Pokhara Airport and caught fire.

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The plane’s cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were found on Monday. They may help investigators figure out why the plane crashed in clear weather.

Since 2000, nearly 350 people have died in Nepal in plane or helicopter crashes. The country has eight of the 14 highest mountains in the world, including Everest, and sudden changes in the weather can make things dangerous.

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Nepalis are commemorating the victims of the nation’s worst air catastrophe in about three decades by observing a day of mourning. On Sunday morning, a flight from Kathmandu to the tourist destination of Pokhara crashed and caught fire, killing at least 68 passengers.
The Yeti Airlines flight was caught on camera rolling suddenly as it approached the airport.

The crash’s exact cause is unknown, but Nepal has a dismal history of deadly aviation mishaps.

Due to nighttime darkness, a search and rescue operation involving hundreds of Nepalese soldiers was put on hold. It is scheduled to continue on Monday morning.

Rescuers were earlier seen scurrying around burned aeroplane parts in earlier local TV reports. The plane had crashed just over a kilometre from the airport, into the Seti River gorge. While the majority of the 72 passengers and crew perished, there were unsubstantiated allegations that a few of people survived despite suffering grave injuries. The government of Nepal formed a panel to look into the disaster’s cause, and the prime minister of that country designated Monday a national day of mourning.

When she saw the plane fall from the sky shortly after 11:00 a.m. local time, local resident Divya Dhakal told the BBC that she immediately made her way to the disaster site (05:15 GMT).

“The crash site was already crowded when I arrived. The plane’s flames were spewing out a lot of smoke. Helicopters quickly followed after that “She spoke. She said, “The pilot did his utmost to avoid hitting any homes or civilization.” Right next to the Seti River, there was a small area, and that’s where the plane crashed. Because of Nepal’s distant runways and potentially dangerous rapid weather changes, aviation accidents are not rare there. This Himalayan country contains some of the most treacherous terrain and some of the most breathtaking mountains in the world.

In the past, inadequate regulation and a lack of investment in modern planes have also been cited as causes.

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22 passengers were killed when a Tara Air plane crashed in northern Nepal in May 2022. 51 people perished four years ago when an aircraft from Bangladesh caught fire as it touched down in Kathmandu.

Tribhuvan Paudel, a journalist, was also aboard the flight, and his sister Chiranjibi Paudel remarked that action needed to be made to increase aviation safety in Nepal.

“Penalties for the airlines are necessary. and the government’s regulatory authority should also be held liable, “He told the BBC. Due to worries about maintenance and training standards, the European Union has prohibited Nepalese airlines from operating in its airspace.

Pained by the tragic air crash in Nepal in which precious lives have been lost, including Indian nationals. In this hour of grief, my thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families. @cmprachanda @PM_nepal_

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 15, 2023

Just after 10:30 (04:45 GMT), a Yeti Airlines flight headed south from the Nepalese capital to the popular tourist destination of Pokhara. There were four crew members and 68 passengers, at least 15 of whom were foreigners.

53 of the passengers were reportedly from Nepal. On the plane, there were two Koreans, five Russians, and five Indians. In addition, there was one traveller from each of Ireland, Australia, Argentina, and France. Local resident Khum Bahadur Chhetri told Reuters that he watched the jet as it neared the airport from the roof of his house. When the plane suddenly nosedived and entered the gorge, Chhetri claimed, “I observed the plane quivering, moving left and right.”

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