Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 26 January 2003
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-2M9
Owner/operator: VASP – Via?o Area S?o Paulo
Registration Number: PP-SPJ
Location: Rio Branco-Pl cido de Castro International Airport, AC (RBR) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 93
Component Affected: Aircraft undercarriageAircraft undercarriage
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A VASP Boeing 737 aircraft was approaching runway 06 when it entered a dense fog bank, resulting in a descent below the Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) and subsequent impact with a tree. The aircraft crashed, causing significant structural damage to the undercarriage.A VASP Boeing 737 aircraft was approaching runway 06 when it entered a dense fog bank, resulting in a descent below the Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) and subsequent impact with a tree. The aircraft crashed, causing significant structural damage to the undercarriage.
Description
The VASP Boeing 737 was approaching runway 06 when it entered a fog bank. The flight descended below MDA until hitting a tree. The plane then crash-landed, causing the undercarriage to collapse. The aircraft sustained severe structural damage.
Primary Cause
Dense fog conditions and the aircraft?s descent below MDA.Dense fog conditions and the aircraft?s descent below MDA.Share on:
