Dornier DO228 crash, Sep 22, 1988, Aurangabad
Dornier DO228 accident on September 22, 1988 near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India with no fatalities. Cause: The commander made a very fast descent in...
- Date: September 22, 1988
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The commander made a very fast descent in bad weather and mishandled the engine controls, so he could not arrest the sink rate. Deteriorating visibility was not relayed to the crew at landing.
A Vayudoot Dornier 228 on a scheduled service to Aurangabad descended rapidly in bad weather, and the commander saw the runway late. The aircraft sank onto the undershoot area of runway 27 and was substantially damaged, with all eight occupants surviving.