Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 16 September 2001
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-2C3
Owner/operator: Varig
Registration Number: PP-CJN
Location: Goinia-Santa Genoveva Airport, GO (GYN) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67
Component Affected: Aircraft Systems (specifically, the second and right main engines, nose gear, and wing)Aircraft Systems (specifically, the second and right main engines, nose gear, and wing)
Category: Accident
A 737-700 aircraft experienced a near-miss incident during approach to runway 14 in instrument conditions due to rain. The aircraft touched down with the right landing wheel on the left side of the runway, then subsequently touched down with its left wheel, resulting in a collision with an obstacle. The impact caused significant damage to the aircraft, including the separation of the second and right main engines and the nose gear.A 737-700 aircraft experienced a near-miss incident during approach to runway 14 in instrument conditions due to rain. The aircraft touched down with the right landing wheel on the left side of the runway, then subsequently touched down with its left wheel, resulting in a collision with an obstacle. The impact caused significant damage to the aircraft, including the separation of the second and right main engines and the nose gear.
Description
Flight 2240 carried out an approach to runway 14 in instrument flight conditions due to rain. The aircraft touched down with the right landing wheel on the left side of the runway, 500 meters from the threshold. It then touched down with its left wheel and left the runway soon thereafter. The 737 collided with an obstacle as the pilot tried to steer the plane back onto the runway. The no. 2 engine separated from the wing and the nose gear as well as the right hand main gear collapsed.
Primary Cause
Pilot error and adverse weather conditions (rain and instrument conditions) combined.Pilot error and adverse weather conditions (rain and instrument conditions) combined.Share on:
