Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 February 1997
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-2C3
Owner/operator: Varig
Registration Number: PP-CJO
Location: Caraj s Airport, PA (CKS) –
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Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 52
Component Affected: Right main gearRight main gear
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A Boeing 777 aircraft took off from Maraba, Saudi Arabia, at 11:55. Shortly after takeoff, it experienced a critical malfunction, resulting in a rearward collapse of the right main gear, leading to a runway deviation and subsequent impact in a forest. The aircraft’s trajectory shifted, and it ended up in a wooded area. The first officer was the sole fatality.A Boeing 777 aircraft took off from Maraba, Saudi Arabia, at 11:55. Shortly after takeoff, it experienced a critical malfunction, resulting in a rearward collapse of the right main gear, leading to a runway deviation and subsequent impact in a forest. The aircraft’s trajectory shifted, and it ended up in a wooded area. The first officer was the sole fatality.
Description
The Boeing had taken off from Maraba at 11:55. At 12:34 the aircraft touched down at Carajas’ runway 10 in bad weather (thunderstorm, bad visibility) following a VOR approach. The right main gear collapsed rearwards, causing the plane to veer off the right side of the runway, 700 m from the point if touchdown. The aircraft ended up in a forest. The first officer was the only fatality.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure of the right main gear during takeoff.Mechanical failure of the right main gear during takeoff.Share on:
