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Bangladeshi plane crashes in Nepal, killing at least 49

Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nepal-crash/bangladeshi-plane-crashes-in-nepal-killing-at-least-49-idUSKCN1GO0WP

আজকের নেপালগামী ইউএসবাংলা এয়ারলাইন্সে আমার ও আমার পরিবারের পরিচিত ৭ জন যাত্রী ছিলেন যাদের মধ্যে সবাই নিহত ও এখন পর্যন্ত নিখোঁজ :( সকালে হোমপেইজে এক পরিচিত দম্পতির সেলফি দেখেছিলাম জানতাম না যে ওরা কোথায় যাচ্ছে; হানিমুনে যাচ্ছে এটাই শুধু জানতাম। এখন ওদের আইডি চেক করে দেখলাম ওরা ওই প্লেনেই কাঠমান্ডু যাচ্ছিল :( আরেকজন আমার বয়সী আমার ছোট বোনের বান্ধবীর বড় ভাই। রিসেন্টলি অনেক ফ্রেন্ড ঘুরতে গেছে। জানি না আরও অনেক পরিচিত আছে কিনা :( খুবই খারাপ লাগছে আর এই কাপলের ছবি চোখে ভাসছে। ইস ওরা যদি জানত ওরা কখনোই যেত না। দেশেই কোথাও হানিমুনটা সেরে নিত :( মৃত্যুই ওদের বাংলাদেশ থেকে টেনে নিয়ে গেল কাঠমান্ডুতে। 

A detailed report of US-Bangla Airlines crash. From this report, I have come to know that Nepal has a bad aviation safety record. Its airline companies are banned from flying within the European Union. US-Bangla Airlines chief executive Imran Asif has blamed Kathmandu air traffic control (ATC).

Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43369179?SThisFB 

I listened to this recording quite a few times. And this is clearly a stupid failure of the Air Traffic Controller of KTM. Both of the ATC guys sounds novice and shaky. They don't know what they are doing. 😡 ☹️ 😞

They gave BS211 clearance to land via either runway 02 (from South to North) or 20, the captain opted for 20 from North to South, and the ATC agreed and gave him clearance to land (which I think the other ATC guy who shows up last moment didn't know). Then this other shaky ATC guy talks about this army aircraft on the runway and asks to cancel the landing of BS211 at the very last moment. Bangla Star pilot most probably tried to abort the landing or divert the aircraft and failed, as the instructions came from the ATC too late.

Here is the transcript - BS211(female voice): „Good day, BanglaStar211 final runway 02.“

KTH-Tower: „BanglaStar211, tower. Wind 220 degrees eight knots, tailwind component seven knots, continue the approach.“

BS211(female voice): „Continue approach BanglaStar 211.“

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KTH-Tower: „BanglaStar211, wind 220 degrees seven knots, tailwind component six knots, you’re cleared to land.“

BS211(female voice): „Cleared to land, BanglaStar 211.“

KTH-Tower: „BanglaStar211, tower?“

BS211(female voice): „Go ahead, sir.“

BS211(male voice): „Go ahead, mam‘.“

KTH-Tower: „BanglaStar211, you were given a landing clearance to runway 02.“

BS211(male voice): „Affirmative, mam.“

KTH-Tower: „You are going towards runway 20.“

BS211(male voice): „..(garbled transmission)..to runway 02.“

KTH-Tower (different voice): „…211, runway 20, cleared to land.“

BS211(male voice): „..cleared to land..(unintelligible).“

..

KTH-Tower (different voice): „BanglaStar211, Kathmandu Tower“

BS211(male voice): „Go ahead“

KTH-Tower (different voice): „BanglaStar211, request your intentions.“

BS211(male voice): „..(unintelligible)..“

KTH-Tower (different voice): “ BanglaStar211, that would be VFR.“

BS211(male voice): „Affirmative“

KTH-Tower (different voice): “ 211 join a ri…ehm..right downwind to runway 20.“

BS211(male voice): „Copied.“

KTH-Tower (different voice): “ …right downwind runway 02..“

..

Tower cleared another aircraft (Buddha282) to land on runway 02.

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KTH-Tower: „And BanglaStar 211, traffic at final eh..runway 02 at two miles, report sighting.“

BS211(male voice): „Copied, Sir. We’ll be at (..) runway 02.“

KTH-Tower: „Confirm you’re tracking towards runway 20 ?“

BS211(male voice): „Affirmative.“

KTH-Tower: „Right..left, right downwind runway 02, I say again Bangla 212 traffic is on final runway 02 landing on runway 02.“

BS211(male voice): „Copied Sir“

..

Tower confirmed landing clearance for the other aircraft (Buddha282) to land on runway 02.

..

KTH-Tower: „211 I say it again, do not proceed towards runway 20. Cleared to hold at your current position.“

BS211(male voice): „Okay, we’re making an orbit to the right, copied ?“

BS211(male voice): „Tower, 211, making a right holding, right holding for runway 02.“

KTH-Tower: „Okay that’s good but do not land. Traffic is on short final runway 02.“

BS211(male voice): „We have that, Sir copied. (unintelligible) we’re cleared to land“

..

KTH-Tower: „..BanglaStar211, runway..eh..cleared to land. The runway is vacated, either runway 02 or 20 ?“

BS211(male voice): „Yes Sir, we like to land on 20.“

KTH-Tower: „Okay runway 20, cleared to land. Wind is 270 degrees, six knots.“

BS211(male voice): „260 copied, cleared to land.“

KTH-Tower: „BanglaStar211, confirm you have the runway in sight?“

BS211(male voice): „Negative, Sir.“

KTH-Tower: „BanglaStar211, turn right and ah..you have the runway, confirm you have the runway not in sight, yet ?“

BS211(male voice): „Affirmative, we have (..) runway in sight. Requesting clear to land, Sir.“

KTH-Tower: „And BanglaStar211, cleared to land.“

BS211(male voice): „Cleared to land runway 02, BanglaStar212.“

KTH-Tower: „Roger, runway 02, cleared to land, BanglaStar211.“

..

BS211(male voice): „..sir, are we cleared to land ?“

KTH-Tower: „BanglaStar211, I say again..turn… (yelling in background).“

..

(end of BS211 transmissions)

News Source: http://www.jacdec.de/…/2018-03-18-us-bangla-dhc-8-400-cras…/

Listen: https://youtu.be/mIsHKnWvb9Y

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