Global Aviator South Africa - May 2018

10 Vol. 10 / No. 5 / May 2018 Global Aviator

Air crashes visited

Confused chatter between

the control tower and the

pilot of the US-Bangla

passenger plane, as they

discussed which direction

the pilot should use to

land safely at Kathmandu

airport's single runway

left 49 dead in Nepal's

worst plane crash

in decades.

"I say again, turn!" the air traffic

controller called over the radio,

his voice rising, as the flight from

Bangladesh swerved low over the

runway at Kathmandu's small airport.

Seconds later, the plane crashed

into a field beside the runway,

erupting in flames and leaving 49

of the 71 people on board dead.

The air traffic controller called

again for the pilot to turn as the flight

from Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka,

swerved low over the runway at the

small airport. Seconds later, the plane

crashed into a field beside the runway,

erupting in flames and leaving 49

of the 67 passengers and four crew

members on board dead.

A separate radio conversation

between the tower and at least

one Nepali pilot reflected the

sense of miscommunication. In

the recording, posted by air traffic

monitoring website liveatc.net,

the pilot and the tower shifted

back and forth about whether

the pilot should approach the

Nepal plane crash

came after confused

pilot-airport

chatter

49 Dead As Bangladesh Passenger Plane With 71 On Board Crash-Lands Near Nepal Airport.