Last updated: 20 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 7 August 2020 |
| Time: | 19:40 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8HG (WL) |
| Operator: | Air India Express |
| Registration: | VT-AXH |
| C/n / msn: | 36323/2108 |
| First flight: | 2006-11-15 (13 years 9 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 184 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 190 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Kozhikode-Calicut Airport (CCJ) ( India)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB), United Arab Emirates |
| Kozhikode-Calicut Airport (CCJ/VOCL), India | |
| Flightnumber: | IX1344 |
Air India Express flight 1344, a Boeing 737-800, suffered a runway excursion on landing at Kozhikode-Calicut Airport, India and broke in two. Both pilots and nineteen passengers died in the accident.
The flight departed Dubai Airport, United Arab Emirates at 10:15 UTC on a passenger service to Kozhikode-Calicut Airport.
The aircraft arrived from the west, overflying the airport at 13:42 UTC. It then performed a teardrop approach to runway 28. This approach was discontinued and the aircraft subsequently flew a teardrop approach to runway 10. According to a DGCA official the aircraft touched down about 900 meters down the 2850 m long runway at 14:10 UTC (19:40 local time). The aircraft failed to stop on the remaining runway and overran. It went down a 34 m dropoff and broke in two.
Weather
Weather at the time of the approaches and landing was poor. At 14:00 UTC scattered clouds were reported at 300 and 1200 feet with a few Cumulonimbus clouds at 2500 feet and overcast clouds at 8000 feet. The wind was from 260 degrees at 12 knots. Visibility was 2000 m in rain.
Airport and runway
The airport has a single runway (10/28) which is located on a flattened hill. The Landing Distance Available (LDA) for both directions is 2850 m. The runway strip extended to 60 m beyond the threshold. After the paved surface, there is a runway end
safety area (RESA), measuring 93 m x 90 m. The ICAO required RESA length is 90 m, whereas the recommended length is 240 m.
Past the RESA there is a 35 m drop off.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» ndtv.com» indiatvnews.com
» news18.com
METAR Weather report:
13:00 UTC / 18:30 local time:VOCL 071300Z 20006KT 1500 -TSRA SCT003 SCT012 FEW025CB OVC080 24/24 Q1007 NOSIG
13:30 UTC / 19:00 local time:
VOCL 071330Z 27013KT 1500 -TSRA SCT003 SCT012 FEW025CB OVC080 24/23 Q1008 NOSIG
14:00 UTC / 19:30 local time:
VOCL 071400Z 26012KT 2000 -RA SCT003 SCT012 FEW025CB OVC080 24/23 Q1008 TEMPO 1500 -RA BR
14:30 UTC / 20:00 local time:
VOCL 071430Z 24011KT 2000 -RA SCT003 SCT012 FEW025CB OVC080 24/23 Q1009 TEMPO 1500 -RA BR
Photos
accident date: 07-08-2020
type: Boeing 737-8HG (WL)
registration: VT-AXH
Video, social media
Forwards..scary. Some people have also received spinal cord injuries, their life will be very tough ahead. Even a fracture pains when winter arrives (personal experience). pic.twitter.com/lWJWCs5DeO
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) August 8, 2020
At the time of the tragic #AirIndiaExpress #IX1344 crash there was a large storm passing over #Karipur.
— Simon Proud (@simon_sat) August 7, 2020
This @eumetsat satellite data shows the storm (red) with the @flightradar24 flight path overlaid.
The flight made a go-around before crashing on the second landing attempt. pic.twitter.com/VMBsZC3kvY
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 Dubai Airport to Kozhikode-Calicut Airport as the crow flies is 2659 km (1662 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Dubai Airport to Kozhikode-Calicut Airport as the crow flies is 2659 km (1662 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.
