Date: | Sunday 19 June 1988 |
Time: | 17:26 |
Type: | Boeing 737-2A8 |
Owner/operator: | Indian Airlines |
Registration: | VT-EAI |
MSN: | 20482/272 |
Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 134 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) -
India
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Chandigarh Airport (IXC/VICG) |
Destination airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Indian Airlines flight IC422 was a domestic service from Srinagar to Delhi via Jammu and Chandigarh, India. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-200, landed gear up on runway 10 at Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL). The no. 1 engine then caught fire due to a fuel leak from ruptured fuel lines and a broken fuel control unit. The fire was quickly put out by fire services.
CAUSE: "The accident occurred because of commander's negligent flying contrary to laid down procedures and failure to ensure that the landing gears were down and locked before landing.
The co-pilot's failure to bring to the notice of the commander the deviations from the laid down procedures and to verify and cross-check that the gears were down, was a contributory factor to the accident."
Sources:
Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 1988 (DGAC India)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Location
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