Nepali Times quotes an eyewitness saying aircraft came in from the south, making a steep turn to the left getting dangerously close to the tower:
According to a reliable eye-witness who was present at Sinamangal, just west of the Airport terminal, he saw the Bombardier aircraft coming in from the south, then rather than landing taking an unexpected steep turn to the left. According to the eye-witness, the aircraft came very close to the control tower while it did the turn, then flew over a Buddha Air ATR and a Yeti Airlines Jetstream and went out of sight. "In a couple of seconds I saw a pall of smoke rise from the other side of the runway."
If this is correct, how does the aircraft end up on the soccer field east of the runway? Must have made another 180 deg turn away from terminal/tower buildings.
Does anybody know the usual approach routes to respective runways? As I understand, standard approach is from the south.