Incident Overview

Date: Tuesday 29 March 2005
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Penta – Pena Transportes A‚reos
Registration Number: PT-MPA
Location: Itaituba-Fazenda Vera Paz Airport, PA – ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
On the landing run, the pilot experienced loss of directional control, resulting in the aircraft colliding with a drainage ditch and subsequently catching fire. The pilot escaped unharmed, but the aircraft was destroyed.On the landing run, the pilot experienced loss of directional control, resulting in the aircraft colliding with a drainage ditch and subsequently catching fire. The pilot escaped unharmed, but the aircraft was destroyed.

Description

On the landing run, the pilot lost directional control. The plane went off the left side of the runway and ran into a drainage ditch, where it caught fire. The pilot managed to escape unharmed, but the aircraft was destroyed by the fire. Contributing factors 1 Human Factor 1.1 Medical Aspect Nothing to report. 1.2 Psychological Aspect 1.2.1 Individual Information Nothing to report. 1.2.2 Psychosocial Information Nothing to report. 1.2.3 Organisational information Nothing to report. 2 Operational Factor 2.1 Concerning the operation of the aircraft (a) adverse weather conditions – undetermined It was not possible to determine whether the heavy rainfall that occurred in the region effectively contributed to the loss of control of the aircraft on the ground. b) Airport infrastructure – contributed In addition to the narrowing of the runway, the position of the drainage ditch became an obstacle, which prevented the aircraft from decelerating safely, culminating in the collision of the front landing gear against it and the impact of the propeller on the ground. 2.2 Concerning ATS units Didn’t contribute. 3 Material Factor 3.1 For aircraft Didn’t contribute. 3.2 Concerning ATS technology equipment and systems Didn’t contribute.

Primary Cause

2.2 Concerning ATS units ? adverse weather conditions ? undetermined2.2 Concerning ATS units ? adverse weather conditions ? undetermined

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