Mangalore: From landing to plunging down a cliff - the last minutes of the Air India Express flight that crashed in Mangalore Saturday morning killing 159 people:
- The Boeing 737 lands around 6.05 a.m., visibility is clear.
- Does not stop.
- Crosses the runway spillover area of 90 metres.
- Ploughs through a wall of sandbags.
- Veers off.
- One of the wings, probably the right wing, crashes into a concrete structure, technically called a localizer, that functions as landing aid.
- Wing falls off at crash point.
- Plunges 200/300 metres down a cliff.
- Catches fire after some time, leaving charred bodies, some found with seat belts on, according to rescue workers.
- Some time during the last minutes, a big crack appears in the plane's body through which seven passengers escape. One of them a woman.
- A four-year-old girl rescued alive from the wreckage. She dies on way to a nearby hospital.
The last minutes of the Dubai to Mangalore flight were detailed by Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel at a press conference.
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