Narrative:
Indian Airlines flight IC422 was a domestic service from Srinagar to Delhi via Jammu and Chandigarh, India. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-200, landed gear up on runway 10 at Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL). The no. 1 engine then caught fire due to a fuel leak from ruptured fuel lines and a broken fuel control unit. The fire was quickly put out by fire services.
CAUSE: "The accident occurred because of commander's negligent flying contrary to laid down procedures and failure to ensure that the landing gears were down and locked before landing.
The co-pilot's failure to bring to the notice of the commander the deviations from the laid down procedures and to verify and cross-check that the gears were down, was a contributory factor to the accident."
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 19 June 1988 |
| Time: | 17:26 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2A8 |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-EAI |
| MSN: | 20482/272 |
| First flight: | 1970-12-11 (17 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 128 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 134 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) ( India)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Chandigarh Airport (IXC/VICG), India |
| Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP), India | |
| Flightnumber: | IC422 |
Indian Airlines flight IC422 was a domestic service from Srinagar to Delhi via Jammu and Chandigarh, India. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-200, landed gear up on runway 10 at Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL). The no. 1 engine then caught fire due to a fuel leak from ruptured fuel lines and a broken fuel control unit. The fire was quickly put out by fire services.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE: "The accident occurred because of commander's negligent flying contrary to laid down procedures and failure to ensure that the landing gears were down and locked before landing.
The co-pilot's failure to bring to the notice of the commander the deviations from the laid down procedures and to verify and cross-check that the gears were down, was a contributory factor to the accident."
Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 1988 (DGAC India)Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Chandigarh Airport to Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport as the crow flies is 235 km (147 miles).
Distance from Chandigarh Airport to Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport as the crow flies is 235 km (147 miles).
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