Nepal ATR 72 Preliminary Report Cites Feathered Propellers During Approach to Landing

Nepal ATR 72 Accident: Propellers Were Feathered Before Landing

The preliminary report on the Yeti Airlines ATR 72 accident implies that the pilot monitoring moved the incorrect lever during approach to land.

Map of Yeti Airlines crash of ATR 72 airplane — The preliminary report on the Yeti Airlines ATR 72 accident implies that the pilot monitoring moved the incorrect lever during approach to land. (Photo: Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation)

By Jennifer Meszaros • Contributor - Asia

February 16, 2023

A month after the fatal crash of Yeti Airlines Flight YT691, Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation released a preliminary report, confirming the propellers of both engines went into feather during a visual approach for Runway 12 at Pokhara International Airport. “As per the flight data recorder (FDR) data, all the recorded parameters related to engines did not show any anomaly,” the report said.

The ATR 72-500 turboprop, registration 9N-ANC, was operated by two captain-qualified pilots; one was undergoing aerodrome familiarization into the newly opened Pokhara Airport while the other served as an instructor. The left-seat pilot obtaining familiarization was designated as the pilot flying (PF) while the right-seat instructor was the pilot monitoring (PM). The same flight crew had already flown two sectors between Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport (VNKT) and Pokhara (VNPR) and VNPR and VNKT earlier that morning.

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