How did the Indian passenger plane rush off the runway and cause many casualties?

Update at 3: 50 on August 8: People in the Indian aviation industry said that fortunately, the plane that had an accident did not catch fire when landing, otherwise the number of casualties might be more.

Due to the heavy rain and bad weather, the crashed plane ran off the runway when it tried to land for the second time.

The person in charge of Kerala said that about five hours after the plane crashed, the on-site search and rescue work was over.

It is understood that the passenger plane involved in the accident belongs to Air India Express, a subsidiary of air india, a low-cost airline headquartered in Cochin, Kerala, India.

Updated at 2: 45 on August 8th:

As of 2: 45 Beijing time on the 8th, a plane in air india ran off the runway, causing 17 deaths, including 2 pilots and 15 passengers on board, and more than 120 people were injured. At present 15 passengers are in critical condition.

Update on August 8th at 2: 15:

1 pilot and 14 passengers were killed, 125 people were injured and rushed to the hospital, 108 ambulances rushed to the scene for rescue. The local government sent search and rescue personnel to the scene to look for passengers and crew members who might be buried under the wreckage.

The local media quoted the Indian Civil Aviation as saying that the possibility of improper operation of the pilot during the landing was not ruled out.

The high runway of the accident airport

According to Indian industry insiders, Kalikat International Airport is a high-rise desktop, just like a plane landing on a tall and narrow table. It is very difficult to land in rainy days.

According to local media reports, the plane was a Boeing 737 from air india, with flight number IX 1344. At that time, it was carrying out the task of evacuating overseas Chinese stranded in India from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Due to the heavy rain when the passenger plane landed, the visibility was extremely poor, which may be the main reason for the passenger plane crash. According to the scene pictures reported by local media, the crashed passenger plane has been broken into two pieces, but there was no fire accident.

According to the notification of the Civil Aviation Authority of India on the evening of the 7th, there were 184 passengers and 7 crew members at the time of the incident.

According to local media reports, the incoming plane landed on runway 10 at the time of the incident, but after landing, the plane kept sliding forward and finally rushed out of the runway and fell into a ditch about 9 meters deep at the end of the runway. The front of the crashed plane finally crashed completely. .

According to local media reports, the crashed plane has been broken in two, one pilot and two passengers on the plane have been confirmed dead, more than 40 people have been injured and taken to hospital, and 24 ambulances have gone to the scene of the accident.

It is understood that it was raining heavily at the time of the incident and the visibility was extremely poor.