Date:	Sunday 19 June 1988
Time:	17:26
Type:	Boeing 737-2A8
Owner/operator:	Indian Airlines
Registration:	VT-EAI
MSN:	20482/272
Year of manufacture:	1970
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 134
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) -   India
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Chandigarh Airport (IXC/VICG)
Destination airport:	Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP)
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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."

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

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