Air India 737 Runway Excursion
Runway overruns/ excursions are always a safety concern. However, in this part of the world, given the combined torrential rains, poor runway conditions, and flight crew inability to cope due to a variety of factors- makes these especially worthy of increased industry and regulatory attention. I attended an ISASI meeting in 2005, where this was heavily discussed, and the films shown by the papers author were hair raising, to say the least. The airlines in this area routinely operate outside of the certified design/ operational limits, just because.
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20200807-0
| 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: / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 184 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 190 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Kozhikode-Calicut Airport (CCJ) ( India) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB), United Arab Emirates |
| Destination airport: | Kozhikode-Calicut Airport (CCJ/VOCL), India |
| Flightnumber: | IX1344 |
Narrative:
Air India Express flight 1344, a Boeing 737-800, suffered a runway excursion on landing at Kozhikode-Calicut Airport, India. Local media report at least 17 fatalities.
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. The aircraft touched down at 14:11 UTC (19:41 local time) but reportedly suffered a runway excursion. Photos from the scene show the nose section had separated from the fuselage after the aircraft went down a slope.
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 aircraft 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 excursionSources:» 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