Date:	Thursday 22 September 1988
Time:	17:58
Type:	HAL/Dornier 228-201
Owner/operator:	Vayudoot
Registration:	VT-EJT
MSN:	8064/HAL1004
Year of manufacture:	1986
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Aurangabad-Chikkalthana Airport (IXU) -   India
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Nagpur-Sonegaon Airport (NAG/VANP)
Destination airport:	Aurangabad-Chikkalthana Airport (IXU/VAAU)
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Dornier 228 aircraft operated on a service from Nagpur to Aurangabad, India. Weather conditions deteriorated as the aircraft approached the destination. Due to poor visibility the captain saw the runway at a late stage in the approach. He flew a steep descent, triggering an aural GPWS warning. The descent rate could not be arrested in time and the aircraft crashed at the undershoot area of runway 27.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The commander while landing during bad weather had descended at a very fast rate and subsequently could not arrest the sink rate while approaching close to the runway due to improper handling of engine controls.
Non-availability of deteriorating visibility conditions to the flight crew at the time of landing is a contributory factor."

Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 1988 (DGAC India)

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