Incident Overview
Date: Friday 24 November 2006
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia
Owner/operator: Puma Air
Registration Number: PP-PTB
Location: Altamira Airport, PA (ATM) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Final approach stage of the Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia.Final approach stage of the Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia.
Category: Accident
An Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia experienced a hard landing at Altamira Airport, Brazil, resulting in multiple birdstrikes during final approach to runway 25. The aircraft touched down hard, bounced, and subsequently landed on the runway.An Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia experienced a hard landing at Altamira Airport, Brazil, resulting in multiple birdstrikes during final approach to runway 25. The aircraft touched down hard, bounced, and subsequently landed on the runway.
Description
The Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Altamira Airport in Brazil. It suffered multiple birdstrikes on final approach to runway 25 at Altamira. The aircraft touched down hard just short of the runway threshold. It then bounced and touched down on the runway.
Source of Information
http://www.aviacaopaulista.com/frota/serie/embraer/brasilia/120080.htmhttp://www.aviacaopaulista.com/frota/serie/embraer/brasilia/120080.htmPrimary Cause
Multiple birdstrikes during final approach to runway 25.Multiple birdstrikes during final approach to runway 25.Share on:
