Air India Express Crash In Mangalore

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.
Air india express crash in mangalore. An air india express airliner crashed and burst into flames outside mangalore airport in karnataka on saturday killing 158 people many thought to be indian migrant workers returning home from dubai. 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. The boeing 737 800 aircraft while landing overshot the runway and went down 35 feet into a slope before breaking up into two pieces. 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.