Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 March 2002
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-30C
Owner/operator: Varig
Registration Number: PP-VLV
Location: Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG (CNF) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Left wing and flapsLeft wing and flaps
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A Boeing 727 aircraft experienced a runway landing incident, resulting in significant damage to the aircraft’s left wing and flaps.A Boeing 727 aircraft experienced a runway landing incident, resulting in significant damage to the aircraft’s left wing and flaps.
Description
The Boeing 727 ran off the side of the runway. Damage was sustained to the left main landing gear, nose landing gear, forward fuselage belly, left engine, and left wing and flaps.
Primary Cause
Unexpected runway landing conditions and a loss of control during the landing.Unexpected runway landing conditions and a loss of control during the landing.Share on:
