Air India Express flight landed in its second attempt, after aborting first

The ill-fated Air India Express flight IX1344 had landed at the Kozhikode airport in its second attempt, data from aviation site Flighradar24 shows.

"It landed on the second attempt. The pilots did a go-around (aborted landing) and came back for a second landing," a senior executive from the industry said, citing the following picture from Flightradar24.

The inclement weather, and thus poor visibility, could have been a reason for the aborted landing. Kerala has been receiving incessant rains over the past few days with several districts on red alert.

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While it is too early to say for certain, the senior executive quoted above said that the crash may have been caused by one, or a combination, of the following reasons: Long landing (Beyond touch down zone), inadequate use of brakes and thrust reversers, aquaplaning (wet runway, tyre can skid if precautions haven't been taken), unstable approach converted to a landing.

"It appears to be a combination of weather and landing technique. Too early to speculate further," he said.

An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Kozhikode skidded off the runway during landing at the Karipur Airport in Kerala.