Air India Express Crash Mangalore
The air india express accident in kozhikode on friday might seem similar to another such tragedy in mangalore 10 years ago however industry insiders cite vast technical differences between the two.
Air india express crash mangalore. Kozhikode air india plane crash and mangalore crash. In one of the country s worst aviation disaster an air india express flight from dubai to mangalore crashed while landing at the mangalore airport at 6 05 am on saturday. The mangled wreckage of the air india express plane from dubai that skidded off the runway at the kozhikode airport.
On 22 may 2010 a boeing 737 800 passenger jet operating air india express flight 812 from dubai to mangalore india crashed on landing at mangalore the captain had continued an unstabilized approach despite three calls from the first officer to go around resulting in the aircraft overshooting the runway falling down a hillside and bursting into flames. Regarding the air india express plane crash on friday the aai said it had touched down around 1 000 metres from the beginning of the runway at the kozhikode airport before breaking up into two pieces. Today s crash is similar as in both the cases.
Of 166 passengers and crew only eight. On 22 may 2010 a boeing 737 800 passenger jet operating air india express flight 812 from dubai to mangalore india crashed on landing at mangalore. On this day 10 years ago air india express flight ix 812 from dubai crashed while landing at mangalore international airport killing 158 of 166 onboard.
A boeing 737 800 the. Air marshal retired bhushan gokhale who investigated the 2010 mangalore plane crash listed possible causes behind the kozhikode plane tragedy and.
In may 2010 an emas could have helped air india express flight ix812 landing at mangalore airport from rolling down the runway and burst into flames. Air india express ix 1344 plane crash in kozhikode.