ATR 72-500

Buddha Air

Buddha Air flight U4901, operated by an ATR 72-500, overran runway 10 after landing at Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) in Koshi Province. Data from the FDR showed that the touchdown point was approximately 420 meters from the end of the Runway 10. There were visible skid marks starting from approximately 1112 m of runway 10 indicating braking action taken by the crew. The aircraft veered right and then towards left before exiting the runway. The aircraft broke the inner fence of the aerodrome and stopped at a creek at approximately 183 m east of the runway. Both main and nose landing gears, propellers and engines sustained substantial damage. Runway 10 is a bitumen runway with a Landing Distance Available (LDA) of 1500 m.