Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 28 January 1986
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-2A1
Owner/operator: VASP – Via?o Area S?o Paulo
Registration Number: PP-SME
Location: S?o Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 72
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
An aircraft unintentionally overran a taxiway, resulting in a collision with a dyke and the destruction of two aircraft.An aircraft unintentionally overran a taxiway, resulting in a collision with a dyke and the destruction of two aircraft.
Description
The crew unknowingly tried to takeoff from a taxiway. The takeoff was aborted, but the aircraft overran, collided with a dyke and broke in two. The weather was foggy.
Primary Cause
Unintentional taxiway crossing and overrunning.Unintentional taxiway crossing and overrunning.Share on:
