Incident Overview
Date: Monday 17 December 2001
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-53A
Owner/operator: Rio Sul Servios Areos Regionais
Registration Number: PT-SSI
Location: Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG (CNF) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 108
Component Affected: Left-hand main gearLeft-hand main gear
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-500 operated by Rio Sul experienced a landing accident at Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG (CNF), Brazil. No occupants were injured, and the aircraft was diverted due to bad weather to Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, MG (PLU). The airplane touched down 70 meters short of the runway during an ILS approach, resulting in a left-hand main gear failure.A Boeing 737-500 operated by Rio Sul experienced a landing accident at Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG (CNF), Brazil. No occupants were injured, and the aircraft was diverted due to bad weather to Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, MG (PLU). The airplane touched down 70 meters short of the runway during an ILS approach, resulting in a left-hand main gear failure.
Description
A Boeing 737-500 operated by Rio Sul sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG (CNF), Brazil. None of the 108 occupants were injured. The airplane was scheduled to land at Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport, MG (PLU) but bad weather forced the crew to divert. The airplane touched down 70 m short of runway 16 during an ILS approach. The left hand main gear broke as it struck the raised lip of the runway.
Primary Cause
Bad weather conditions caused a diversion, leading to a landing deviation.Bad weather conditions caused a diversion, leading to a landing deviation.Share on:
