Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 August 2002
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia
Owner/operator: Rico Linhas Areas
Registration Number: PT-WRQ
Location: 1,5 km from Rio Branco-Pl cido de Castro International Airport, AC (RBR) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 31
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and landing gear.Aircraft control systems and landing gear.
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A flight of Cruzeiro do Sul Flight 4823 experienced a significant descent due to a severe rainstorm while approaching Rio Branco. The aircraft descended below Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) and struck highlands approximately 1.5 km short of the runway.A flight of Cruzeiro do Sul Flight 4823 experienced a significant descent due to a severe rainstorm while approaching Rio Branco. The aircraft descended below Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) and struck highlands approximately 1.5 km short of the runway.
Description
Flight 4823 departed Cruzeiro do Sul at 16:25 for a flight to Rio Branco, with an intermediate stop at Tarauac . While approaching Rio Branco during a rainstorm, the aircraft descended below MDA and struck highlands 1,5 km short of the runway.
Primary Cause
Severe rainstorm conditions and the aircraft’s descent below Minimum Descent Altitude.Severe rainstorm conditions and the aircraft’s descent below Minimum Descent Altitude.Share on:
