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A US-Bangla de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration S2-AGU performing flight BS-211 from Dhaka (Bangladesh) to Kathmandu (Nepal) with 67 passengers and 4 crew, was on final approach to Kathmandu's runway 02 cleared to land, when the aircraft turned left, tower radioed "Do not turn towards runway 20, turn right" and repeated "cleared to land runway 02". The crew requested to land on runway 20, tower cleared the aircraft to land on runway 20. When tower queried the aircraft whether they had the runway in sight, the crew responded "negative". Tower queried whether they had runway 02 in sight, crew affirmed, tower cleared the flight again to land on runway 02. The aircraft collided with the ground and burst into flames at about 14:25L (0835Z), tower stopped all traffic in and out of Kathmandu and sent arriving aircraft into holds reporting an aircraft accident. 49 people perished in the accident, 22 people were rescued alive.

Rescue services took 39 occupants to hospitals, however, eight of them were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. 31 bodies were recovered from the wreckage.

The Ministry of Tourism reported 39 people died in the accident, 31 were rescued alive.

Later in the evening Nepali Police reported that 22 people are in hospital case, 31 bodies were recovered from the wreckage, 9 people were pronounced dead at the hospitals. 49 people died in the accident.

Ground observers reported the aircraft turned suddenly left, overflew two aircraft, came very close to the control tower and went out of sight. A large plume of smoke began to rise seconds later.

The airport reported the aircraft veered right off the runway and slid for about 300 meters until coming to a rest on a soccer field and burst into flames. The airport later added: "The plane flew past just above the air-traffic control tower during its descent for landing. It touched down the ground just next to a parked plane and ploughed through a fence on the east side of the airport, and plunged into the lower ground."

Metars:
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VNKT 120920Z 27005KT 230V320 7000 TS FEW015 FEW025CB SCT030 BKN100 20/10 Q1015 NOSIG CB TO SE W N E AND OVERHEAD=
VNKT 120850Z 26007KT 140V300 7000 FEW015 FEW025CB SCT030 BKN100 21/10 Q1015 NOSIG CB TO SE AND S=
VNKT 120820Z 28008KT 240V320 6000 TS FEW015 FEW025CB SCT030 22/11 Q1015 NOSIG CB TO SE S AND SW=
VNKT 120750Z 25007KT 200V300 6000 FEW015 FEW025TCU SCT030 22/10 Q1016 NOSIG=
VNKT 120720Z 31006KT 6000 FEW015 SCT030 22/10 Q1016 NOSIG=
VNKT 120650Z 31008KT 6000 FEW015 SCT030 21/10 Q1017 NOSIG=
VNKT 120620Z 27005KT 230V340 5000 HZ FEW015 SCT030 21/09 Q1018 NOSIG=
VNKT 120550Z 29004KT 5000 HZ FEW015 20/10 Q1019 NOSIG=
VNKT 120520Z 00000KT 4000 HZ FEW015 19/11 Q1019 NOSIG=