A Learjet 45XR crashed while attempting to landing in Mumbai during poor weather. Eight people, including six passengers and two crew were injured when VT-DBL impacted a grassy area to the right of the runway.
Initial reports described the accident as a runway excursion, which is the official designation for anytime an aircraft leaves the usable area of the runway. Upon review of the ADS-B data and video captured at the airport, it is clear that the aircraft rolled to the right in the air and crashed outside the runway area. What is not shown in the video is if the aircraft had previously touched down, though the ADS-B data indicates it did not.
The graph above shows the altitude, ground speed, and vertical rate of the aircraft for the final 11 minutes of flight at a granular level, as captured by a single Flightradar24 ADS-B receiver near the airport.
Weather at the time of the crash
The flight was attempting to landing in poor weather with heavy rain and low clouds in the area. The METAR below represent the weather conditions at the time of the crash and the preceding two hours.
VABB 141130Z 15008KT 0800 R27/1000 +RA SCT010 SCT018 FEW025TCU OVC080 25/25 Q1005 TEMPO 1500 SHRA |
VABB 141100Z 09010KT 1600 SHRA SCT012 SCT018 FEW025TCU OVC080 26/25 Q1005 TEMPO 0800 +SHRA |
VABB 141000Z 25004KT 3000 VCSH FEW012 SCT018 FEW025TCU BKN090 29/24 Q1005 TEMPO 1500 SHRA |
VABB 140930Z 25004KT 3000 VCSH FEW012 SCT018 FEW025TCU BKN090 29/24 Q1005 TEMPO 1500 SHRA |
