Originally Posted by
JanetFlight
Pokhara airport sits around 2,625 ft AMSL...it could have also played some part here regarding safe app speeds, Imho.
Nepalese pilots are well versed in density altitude, many airports have quite high altitudes, and would surely be particularly familiar with reference airspeeds. In one of the local papers it was emphasised that this accident is an outlier to most Nepal air accidents which involve CFIT, plus mishaps relating to extreme airports like Lukla. But one never knows, and something quite “different” happened here.