According to the report published by the Indian investigative team, the probable cause was ruled as the pilots' failure to advance the throttles even after the radio altitude call-outs of "Four hundred", "Three hundred" and "Two hundred" feet during descent.
Segundo o informe publicado polo equipo de investigación indio, a causa probable determinouse que foi a incapacidade dos pilotos para avanzar os aceleradores, incluso despois dos avisos de altitude de "400", "300" e "200" pés durante o descenso.