[MountainDew]

A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration TC-JOC performing flight TK-726 (dep Mar 3rd) from Istanbul (Turkey) to Kathmandu (Nepal) with 227 passengers and 11 crew, had aborted the first approach to Kathmandu's runway 02 and had gone around from about minimum descent altitude due to fog at about 07:11L (01:26Z), positioned for a second approach to runway 02 and touched down on runway 02 at about 07:43L (01:58Z), but then veered left off the runway and came to a stop with all gear on soft ground, the nose gear collapsed. The crew initiated an evacuation of the aircraft via slides. 4 people received minor injuries in the evacuation.

The airport is currently closed for all international traffic, domestic aircraft are permitted to land on runway 20 and depart from runway 02 with runway 02 threshold displaced by 1550 meters (remaining runway length 1550 meters).

Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority reported one of the wheels had touched down off the runway, the tyre burst, the aircraft subsequently veered left. 4 people received minor injuries during the evacuation.

Kathmandu Airport reported the aircraft went around on first approach due to lack of visual reference with the runway, the second approach occurred quite some time later.

Metars:
VNKT 040450Z VRB02KT 5000 BR FEW015 16/09 Q1016 NOSIG
VNKT 040350Z 00000KT 3500 BR FEW015 13/09 Q1016 BECMG FM0420Z 4000 BR
VNKT 040250Z 00000KT 3000 BR FEW015 09/09 Q1016 NOSIG
VNKT 032350Z 00000KT 0500 FG VV/// 08/07 Q1013 NOSIG
VNKT 032250Z 00000KT 6000 FEW020 08/08 Q1013 NOSIG
VNKT 032150Z 00000KT 7000 FEW020 08/08 Q1013 NOSIG
VNKT 032050Z 00000KT 7000 FEW020 09/09 Q1013 NOSIG

Related NOTAM:
A0030/15 NOTAMR A0029/15
Q)VNSM/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/2741N08521E005
A)VNKT
B)1503040530 C)1503041115
E)RWY CLSD FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL FLT-S DUE DISABLE ACFT. RWY 02
THRESHOLD DISPLACED BY 1550M MARKED BY RED AND WHITE FLAG.
REMAINING RWY LENGTH 1550M FROM DISPLACED THRESHOLD RWY 02. RWY
OPEN FOR DOMESTIC FLT-S ONLY. ARR FM RWY 20 AND DEP FM 02.

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