Incident Overview

Description
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated on a crew training flight from Bras¡lia to Jundia¡, Brazil. En route the crew planned to practice touch-and-goes at Poos de Caldas Airport. Near the entrance of the traffic circuit to Poos de Caldas Airport runway 09, the aircraft collided against the vegetation located surrounding hills. After the collision, the crew was able to control the aircraft and land the aircraft. The pilot reported that he possibly made a failure by using a traffic circuit altitude of 1000 feet over runway elevation (thus 5135 feet amsl), instead of 1500 feet. Contributing Factors: – Attention – contributed; – Attitude – contributed; – Adverse weather conditions – contributed; – Cabin coordination – contributed; – Team dynamics – contributed; – Flight discipline – contributed; – Pilot judgement – contributed; and – Perception – contributed.
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? Incorrect altitude setting during a traffic circuit practice.Pilot error ? Incorrect altitude setting during a traffic circuit practice.Share on: