Bombay - Bangalore

On February 14, 1990 at 01:03 PM, Bombay - Bangalore experienced a crash involving Airbus A320, operated by Indian Airlines, with the event recorded near Bangalore-Hindustan Karnataka.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

146 people were known to be on board, 92 fatalities were recorded, 54 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 63.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 139, passenger fatalities: 88, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Indian Airlines Flight 605 took off from Mumbai, India, at 11:58 for a domestic flight to Bangalore. At 12:25 Bangalore approach was contacted and prevailing weather was passed on to the crew (wind variable 5 knots, visibility 10 km, clouds 2 octa 2,000 feet, temperature 27° C, QNH 1018). At 12:44 the aircraft was cleared to descend to FL110. Reaching FL110, vectors were given for a visual runway 09 approach. 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 (2,300 feet short of the runway and 200 feet right of the extended centerline. The aircraft rolled for 80 feet and lifted off again for about 230 feet 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 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-EPN, MSN 79, year of manufacture 1989.