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Airplane with 22 people on board makes immediate landing in Nepal
A passenger aircraft En route to the mountainous district of Mustang made an emergency landing at Pokhara airport minutes after take-off on Sunday, airport officials confirmed.
"The aircraft operated by summit Air, a private flight service provider in Nepal made an emergency landing glitch," Devraj Chalise, Information Officer at Pokhara airport told ANI.
"The plane was returned back problem in the engine. It returned back to the airport within 7 minutes after it was airborne. The pilot reported some issues in the indication and made the landing with the help of single engine.
As per the Officer, Plane was back on the runway. There were 18 Passengers and four crew members on board the aircraft.
Earlier in May, Passenger aircraft of Tara Air had crashed into the mountainous terrain killing all people on board. Aircraft went on the radar on May 30 with 22 peoples on board & was found in pieces a day after.
The twin-otter aircraft with 4 Indians, 13 Nepalis & 2 German tourists on board along with 3 crew members has gone missing in northwestern Nepal.
According to the airport officials, the turboprop aircraft operated by Tara Air, En route to Jomsom from Pokhara crashed at an elevation of 14500 feet at the base of Manapathi peak in Mustang District.
The aircraft had taken off from Pokhara En route to Jomsom, the district headquarters of Mustang, which hosts the pilgrimage of Muktinath Temple. The district also known as "Land beyond the Himalayas" is located in the kali Gandaki valley of Himalayan region of Western Nepal.
Mustang the traditional regions is largely fry and arid. The world's deepest gorge that goes down 3 miles, vertical between Dhaulagiri & Annapurna mountains runs through the district.
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