Pilot's non-adherence to standard operating procedure probable cause: AAIB report on Kozhikode plane crash

The crash, involving an Air India Boeing 737-800 aircraft, killed 21 people, including the two pilots, and injured several others on August 7, 2020. 

New Delhi: The pilot's non-adherence to the standard operating procedure is the probable cause of the Air India Express plane crash at the Kozhikode airport last year but the role of the systemic failures as a contributory factor cannot be overlooked in the accident, according to the AAIB probe report. The crash, involving a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, killed 21 people, including the two pilots, and injured several others. While trying to land at the airport amid rain, the aircraft overshot the runway and later broke into pieces. There were 190 people on board when the crash happened on August 7, 2020. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released the report on Saturday.