Heho

On 16 May 2013 at 08:00 local Time, Myanma Airways MA-60 aircraft registered XY- AIQ (MSN-0808) departed Yangon International Airport (VYYY) to Monghsat Airport. For this flight captain assigned FO to line training (Command) pilot and aircraft landed to Monghsat at about 09:25 local time. After passengers disembarked and boarded, aircraft departed to Heho at 09:55 local time and landed at about 10:40 local time. Aircraft refueled at Heho and departed to Monghsat at 11:10 local time with 4 crews and 51 passengers. First officer was designated as the Pilot flying for this flight. Captain contacted to Monghsat ATC weather information, and aircraft climbed to 15000-ft with indicated airspeed 200 knots. Where reaching 40 Miles to Monghsat airfield, Captain request descent clearance and descent to 8000 ft. After passing transition level 125 Monghsat airfield, QNH setting and performed approach check. During approach to Monghsat airfield, weather was fine and visibility was 4-5 Miles (8- km). When reaching 3 Miles distance to runway 12, approach speed was 120 knots IAS. At about 11:47:59 local time, aircraft first touchdown to runway 12 with IAS 114 knots, vertical speed -288, flap 30 degree. During landing roll, aircraft over run to runway 30. At about (11:48:33) local time, aircraft struck to tree stump with IAS 40 knots and passing across to water drainage (gutter) located 110 meters from runway 30. After striking, aircraft turned to left 80 degree and came to rest. Cabin crews performed emergency evacuation, one passenger suffered serious injury, other one suffered minor injury and 53 of the occupants were survived. One passenger was serious injury ( back pain) and one passenger was minor injury (shoulder joint injury) due to accident. The left main leading gear and nose landing gear strut broken, left engine propeller blades broken, left wing tip broken and lower fuselage frame dents. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

On 25 December 2012 at 0603 local Time, an Air Bagan Ltd Fokker 100 aircraft registered XY-AGC (MSN-11327) departed Yangon International Airport (VYYY) on a scheduled passenger flight to Mandalay International Airport (VYMD) with the Pilot in command (PIC) as pilot flying. The aircraft was refueled after 60 passengers disembarked and 46 passengers boarded. The PIC made briefing and completed the aircraft checks. At 0826 local time, departed Mandalay International Airport (VYMD) to Heho Airport (VYHH). On Board the pilot in command (PIC), first officer (FO), 4 cabin crews and 65 passengers (Total 71 POB) and the First Officer was designated as the Pilot Flying for the flight. The aircraft climbed to FL. 130 and cruised with an indicated airspeed of 250 Kts. The Pilot in command contacted Heho ATC at flight level 130 and 50 NM to Heho. Heho ATC provided the present weather condition (wind calm, visibility 3000M, Distinct fog, Temperature 17. C, QNH 1018 mb, RW 36). At about 0836 local time, the first officer started crew briefing and called out "Radio Altimeter" alive . The aircraft started descend to 9000ft and continued overhead Heho NDB. At about 0847 local time, while heading 220 degrees and descending to 6000ft and commenced a non-precision Non Directional Beacon (NDB) approach to runway 36. During the final inbound track at about 2.5 NM to the runway at 08:52:349, the EGPWS aural warning called out "500". The Pilot in command initiated "Alt hold" at about 0853, just before the EGPWS alert "100" "50" 40" "30" and the aircraft struck 66 KV power lines, trees, telephone cables, fence and collided with terrain short of the runway, coming to rest approximately 0.7 NM from the threshold. During the ground collision, both wings separated and a fire commenced almost immediately. An emergency evacuation was initiated by the cabin crews. One aircraft occupant and one motorcyclist on the ground were fatally injured, 70 of the occupants and one motorcyclist survived and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Following an uneventful flight from Heho, the aircraft bounced six times upon landing on runway 20. The final touchdown was reported some 1,500 feet past its threshold. The last bounce was very rough so the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft the skidded on runway and overran. On soft ground, both main landing gears collapsed and the aircraft hit a sand pile before coming to rest. while all 54 occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair as some blade of the right engine penetrated the fuselage after they hit the sand pile. It appears that the copilot was the PIC at the time of the accident.

Fifteen minutes after takeoff from Heho, while cruising at an altitude of 8,200 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 24 km southeast of Hopong. All 45 occupants were killed.