B738, Mangalore India, 2012

B738, Mangalore India, 2012

Summary

On 14 August 2012, a Boeing 737-800 crew continued a previously stable ILS Cat 1 approach below the prescribed MDA without having acquired the prescribed visual reference. The aircraft was then damaged by a high rate of descent at the initial touchdown in the undershoot in fog. The occurrence was not reported by either the crew or the attending licensed engineer who discovered consequent damage to the aircraft. Dense fog had prevented ATC visual awareness. The Investigation attributed the undershoot to violation of minima and to both pilots looking out for visual reference leaving the flight instruments unmonitored.

Description

On 14 August 2012, a Boeing 737-800 (VT-AXE) being operated by Air India Charters on a scheduled international passenger flight from Dubai to Mangalore as IX814 touched down in daylight after an ILS approach ended short of the intended landing runway 24 at the destination in low visibility due to fog. The aircraft sustained impact-related damage as a result but completion of the landing on the runway and taxi in were without further event. None of the 172 occupants were injured.

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 procedures by a Committee of Inquiry constituted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Data from the DFDR and CVR were successfully downloaded and used to support the Investigation.

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