Table Top Runway Calicut

The last fatal plane crash of a commercial jet in india was in 2010 when another air india express boeing plane overshot the runway at mangalore also a table top and burst into flames.

Table top runway calicut. Two crashes 10 years apart both involving air india express planes both on treacherous table top runways yet starkly different death tolls. Sequence of events 1 5 here are the sequence of events that took place around the plane crash. The table top runway at kozhikode is around 2 700 metres 8 858 feet long shorter than the 4 430 metres 14 534 feet runway in the indian capital new delhi though it is long enough for.

It failed to hold on the runway due to poor weather conditions. Other pilots said that a tailwind of more than 10 kt for a table top runway like calicut should be considered unsafe for landing. It is submitted that at about 19 40 hours flight no ix 334 dubai to calicut with 184 passengers and 6 crew on board while landing at calicut international airport skidded on the table top runway due to heavy rains and unfavorable weather conditions.

In kerala s biggest plane accident an air india express aircraft carrying 190 people on board including crew from dubai to calicut airport skidded off the table top runway while landing in. The boeing aircraft carrying 189 passengers and six crew attempted to land amidst heavy tailwinds and rain on the table top runway. Air india plane overshoots karipur s table top runway drops into valley.

Friday evening s mishap at karipur airport near kozhikode came as a double blow to kerala which was already reeling under heavy rains and landslides and shocked a nation held hostage by the coronavirus. 16 dead the air india express flight was about to land when the accident happened. The metar report for the time of accident showed a windspeed of 12.

Calicut airport table top runway. Skids off runway air india plane.