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Old 9th Jan 2006, 08:02
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dogwhistle
 
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Re: Work in Nepal

On one of my many trips there I saw the remains of a Twin Otter that had struggled to get airborne and hit the new perimeter fence at the end of the runway with the nose gear then fell off the end of the airfield into a rice field about 2 hundred feet below. The wings were sheered off and all on board died. Caused by overloading. I have seen many examples of bad maint and can understand why they have so many accidents. The aircraft that survive there seem to be the older stronger ones. Operators come and go regularly. I would not recommend the place for working but great for a holiday. People are among the friendliest around.
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