IX 812
22 May 2010 · Runway Overruns & ExcursionsAIR INDIA EXPRESS FLIGHT 812
Boeing 737-800 · Air India Express · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Fatigued captain landed long on a tabletop runway
Fatigue
Tabletop runway
Approach stabilization
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
Air India Express
Route
Dubai (DXB), UAE
→ Mangalore (IXE), India
People
166 on board
158 fatalities
Date
22 May 2010
Flight crew
Captain: Zlatko Glušica
Category
Runway Overruns & Excursions
When the runway runs out.
THE STORY
The captain slept through most of the descent and woke to an unstable approach. He landed long on Mangalore's tabletop runway and overran into a gorge — only 8 survived.