Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 1 December 2002
Aircraft Type: Cessna 500 Citation I
Owner/operator: American Virginia
Registration Number: PT-LIY
Location: Mar¡lia, SP –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft rotor system (due to wet runway).Aircraft rotor system (due to wet runway).
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A Cessna 500 Citation I aircraft experienced a landing failure due to adverse weather conditions at Mar¡lia Airport, Brazil. The pilot shortened the flight path and landed on runway 03, resulting in the aircraft overrunning the runway and impacting the threshold. The wet runway and strong tailwind conditions exacerbated the situation.A Cessna 500 Citation I aircraft experienced a landing failure due to adverse weather conditions at Mar¡lia Airport, Brazil. The pilot shortened the flight path and landed on runway 03, resulting in the aircraft overrunning the runway and impacting the threshold. The wet runway and strong tailwind conditions exacerbated the situation.
Description
The Cessna 500 Citation I aircraft took off from Goinia-Santa Genoveva Airport, Brazil, bound for Mar¡lia Airport. Due to weather circumstances at Mar¡lia, the pilot shortened the traffic circuit and landed on runway 03. The aircraft failed to stop on the runway and overran, stopping 143 meters past the runway threshold. The runway was wet and there was a strong tail wind.
Primary Cause
Adverse weather conditions ? specifically, a wet runway and a strong tailwind ? created a hazardous landing environment.Adverse weather conditions ? specifically, a wet runway and a strong tailwind ? created a hazardous landing environment.Share on:
