Indian Airlines Flight 605
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Flight 605 was a flight on 14 February 1990 that crashed on its final approach to Bangalore airport, killing 92 people.
The flight, IC-605, took off from Mumbai
(Bombay) at 11:58 for a flight to Bangalore
. At 12:25 Bangalore approach was contacted and prevailing weather at Bangalore was passed on to the crew. At 12:44, the Airbus A320
was cleared to descend to 11,000 feet and visual approach into runway 9 was cleared.
On final approach, the aircraft descended well below the normal approach profile and kept descending until it struck the boundaries of the Karnataka
Golf Club, 2300 feet (701 m) short and 200 feet (61 m) right of the runway. The aircraft rolled for 80 feet (24.4 m) and lifted off again for about 230 feet (70.1 m) and came down again on the 17th green of the golf course
.
The landing gear
wheels dug into the ground and the aircraft impacted a 12 feet (3.7 m) high embankment, causing the gears and engines to be sheared off. The aircraft continued over the embankment and came to rest in a grassy, marshy and rocky area.
The official verdict of the crash was the "Failure of the pilots to realize the gravity of the situation and respond immediately towards proper action of moving the throttle
s, even after the radio altitude call-outs of "Four hundred", "Three hundred" and "Two hundred" feet, in spite of knowing that the plane was in idle/open descent mode." However, there were aspersions cast on the then newly launched Airbus A320 and the complications of the aircraft coupled with lack of suitable training for pilots.
The well-known industrialist Ashok Vardhan Birla, his wife Sunanda and daughter Sujata were killed in the crash.
The flight, IC-605, took off from Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
(Bombay) at 11:58 for a flight to Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. At 12:25 Bangalore approach was contacted and prevailing weather at Bangalore was passed on to the crew. At 12:44, the Airbus A320
Airbus A320
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was cleared to descend to 11,000 feet and visual approach into runway 9 was cleared.
On final approach, the aircraft descended well below the normal approach profile and kept descending until it struck the boundaries of the Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
Golf Club, 2300 feet (701 m) short and 200 feet (61 m) right of the runway. The aircraft rolled for 80 feet (24.4 m) and lifted off again for about 230 feet (70.1 m) and came down again on the 17th green of the golf course
Golf course
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.
The landing gear
Landing Gear
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wheels dug into the ground and the aircraft impacted a 12 feet (3.7 m) high embankment, causing the gears and engines to be sheared off. The aircraft continued over the embankment and came to rest in a grassy, marshy and rocky area.
The official verdict of the crash was the "Failure of the pilots to realize the gravity of the situation and respond immediately towards proper action of moving the throttle
Throttle
A throttle is the mechanism by which the flow of a fluid is managed by constriction or obstruction. An engine's power can be increased or decreased by the restriction of inlet gases , but usually decreased. The term throttle has come to refer, informally and incorrectly, to any mechanism by which...
s, even after the radio altitude call-outs of "Four hundred", "Three hundred" and "Two hundred" feet, in spite of knowing that the plane was in idle/open descent mode." However, there were aspersions cast on the then newly launched Airbus A320 and the complications of the aircraft coupled with lack of suitable training for pilots.
The well-known industrialist Ashok Vardhan Birla, his wife Sunanda and daughter Sujata were killed in the crash.
See also
- List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by year
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, a similar CFIT crash caused by violating Minimum Safe Altitude