Originally Posted by
Ray_Y
I understood the picture was taken from the front, after impact there's not much to block tje view from unusual perspective
Exactly. The fact the radio panels are in the background (
towards the cockpit door) is the obvious confirmation. The previous deleted whole-cockpit picture showed the pedestal front was exposed by the massive disruption of the cockpit floor, panel and skin.
I won't repost it, but several variations showing the horrible damage, and displacement of the instrument panel and FMC keyboard and such, are on the
Aviation Herald (link below). Apparently the nose hit and lodged in a heavy brick or stone wall - not pretty.
To me, the control positions in the picture (plus a survivor report that the plane
accelerated after touchdown - make of that what you will, hydroplaning sometimes produces a similar sensation) suggests an attempt to reject the landing and get airborne, with insufficent time (~15 sec) and/or distance left.
Reported today (Sunday Aug. 9) on
Aviation Herald (quoting Aviation Minister) that the aircraft still had sufficient diversion fuel on board.
Accident: India Express B738 at Kozhikode on Aug 7th 2020, overran runway and fell into valley