Incident Overview
On 18 May 1996, an Archana Airways Let L-410 (registration VT-ETB) operating a scheduled flight from Delhi to Kanpur civil aerodrome experienced a landing accident. The flight from Delhi was uneventful, with 19 persons on board including three flight crew. During landing at Kanpur, the aircraft touched down late and at a higher speed, preventing it from stopping within the available runway length. The aircraft overran the runway, struck the airport boundary wall, and came to a halt. The aircraft sustained major damage. There was no fire and no injuries to persons on board.
Official Findings
The official investigation determined the probable cause of the accident. The accident was caused due to late touchdown at higher aircraft touchdown speed, resulting in an overshoot of the runway and impact with the boundary wall. Several contributing factors were reported: wrong selection of runway, overloading of aircraft, non-deployment of spoilers, lower visibility conditions than required, and disregard of procedures, regulations, and instructions on the part of the pilot.