Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 22 April 1992
Aircraft Type: Learjet 31
Owner/operator: L¡der Taxi Aereo
Registration Number: PT-LVR
Location: Rio Verde, GO (SWLC) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Main GearMain Gear
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a significant ground impact, resulting in the collapse of its main gear due to encountering a substantial pile of gravel.An aircraft experienced a significant ground impact, resulting in the collapse of its main gear due to encountering a substantial pile of gravel.
Description
The aircraft ran into heaps of gravel at the side of the runway, causing the main gear to collapse.
Primary Cause
Runway conditions ? gravel accumulation ? caused a direct impact that destabilized the aircraft’s landing gear.Runway conditions ? gravel accumulation ? caused a direct impact that destabilized the aircraft’s landing gear.Share on:
