Air India Express Flight 812

Air India Express Flight 812

Wreckage of VT-AXV at the crash site
Accident
Date	22 May 2010 (2010-05-22)
Summary	Runway overrun on landing
Site	Mangalore International Airport, Mangalore, India 12°56′48″N 074°52′25″E / 12.94667°N 74.87361°E / 12.94667; 74.87361
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-800NG(SFP)
Operator	Air India Express
IATA flight No.	IX812
ICAO flight No.	AXB812
Call sign	Express India 812
Registration	VT-AXV
Flight origin	Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination	Mangalore International Airport, Mangalore, India
Occupants	166
Passengers	160
Crew	6
Fatalities	158
Injuries	8
Survivors	8

Air India Express Flight 812 was a scheduled international flight from Dubai International Airport, Dubai to Mangalore International Airport, Mangalore. On 22 May 2010, the Boeing 737-800 passenger jet operating the flight crashed on landing at Mangalore. The captain had continued an unstabilised approach, despite three calls from the first officer to initiate a "go-around", resulting in the aircraft overshooting the runway, falling down a hillside, and bursting into flames. Of the 166 passengers and crew on board, 158 were killed (all six crew members and 152 passengers); only eight survived. This was the first fatal accident involving Air India Express and, as of 2010, the deadliest.^[1]