Air India Express Flight 812
Wreckage of the aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 May 2010 |
| Summary | Runway overrun on landing, unsafe approach |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| VT-AXV, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2008 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8HG (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 6 crew members and 152 passengers); only eight survived. This was the first fatal accident involving Air India Express.