| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 07, 2020 |
| Time: | 1914 |
| Location: | Calicut, India |
| Operator: | Air India Exppress |
| Flight #: | IX344 |
| Route: | Dubai - Calicut |
| AC Type: | Boeing 737-8HG |
| Registration: | VT-AXH |
| cn / ln: | 36323/2108 |
| Aboard: | 190 (passengers:184 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 20 (passengers:18 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The flight IX344 suffered a runway excursion while landing at Kozhikode-Calicut Airport in heavy rain. The nose section separated from the fuselage after going down a steep slope at the end of the runway. The pilot and copilot were among the dead. Non adherence to SOP by the pilot flying as he continued an unstabilized approach and landed beyond the touchdown zone, half way down the runway, in spite of ‘Go Around’ call by PM which warranted a mandatory Go Around and the failure of the PM to take over controls and execute a Go Around. |
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