DCA26WA156

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Phuket, Thailand · March 11, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
March 11, 2026
Place
Phuket, Thailand
Injuries
140 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
VT-BWQBoeing 737
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
FAA, AAIC (Thailand), Boeing, Honeywell
Case key
202646

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Abnormal runway contactLanding-flare/touchdownAll aircraft: 1,506 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
VT-BWQ
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Air India Express
Registered owner
Air India Express
Airport
Phuket International