Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | dinsdag 22 juni 1982 |
Tijd: | 04:34 |
Type: | Boeing 707-437 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Air-India |
Registratie: | VT-DJJ |
Constructienummer: | 17723/100 |
Bouwjaar: | 1960 |
Motoren: | 4 Rolls-Royce Conway 508 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 10 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 15 / inzittenden: 101 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 17 / inzittenden: 111 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM) ( India)
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Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK), Maleisië |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), India |
Vluchtnummer: | AI403 |
Beschrijving:Air-India flight 403, a Boeing 707-400, operated on a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Bombay, India.
The aircraft touched down heavily on runway 27. After first impact, the aircraft bounced and the wheel well fire warning came on. The captain opened power and initiated a go around. The aircraft rolled for some distance along the right edge of the runway and got airborne. The speed decreased and the stick shaker came on. The aircraft impacted the kutcha ground near end of runway 27 and started disintegrating.
Two cabin crew members and 15 passengers on board were fatally injured and 6 crew members and 19 passengers got serious injuries. There was no fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Deliberate reduction of engine power by the pilot 12 seconds prior to first impact due to altitude unawareness resulting in a high rate of descent, very heavy landing and the undershooting of the aircraft by 1300 feet" (Indian Court of Inquiry)
Bronnen:
» Accidents summary 1982 / Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, CAD, ASD
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accident date:
22-06-1982type: Boeing 707-437
registration: VT-DJJ
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Kuala Lumpur International Airport en Bombay-Santacruz Airport bedraagt 3607 km (2254 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.