![]() Wreckage of VT-AXV at the crash site | |
Accident | |
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Date | 22 May 2010 |
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 |
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]