Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 15 September 1968
Aircraft Type: Vickers 827 Viscount
Owner/operator: VASP – Via?o Area S?o Paulo
Registration Number: PP-SRE
Location: 7,5 km from S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, particularly the flight management system and engine controls.Aircraft control systems, particularly the flight management system and engine controls.
Investigating Agency: CENIPACENIPA
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft crashed 7450 meters beyond the end of the runway during a training flight simulating emergency conditions involving touch-and-go landings on three engines. The aircraft’s impact resulted in a significant loss of altitude.A Viscount aircraft crashed 7450 meters beyond the end of the runway during a training flight simulating emergency conditions involving touch-and-go landings on three engines. The aircraft’s impact resulted in a significant loss of altitude.
Description
The Viscount took off from S?o Paulo for a training flight involving touch-and-go landings under simulated emergency conditions on three and two engines. The aircraft was found to have crashed 7450 m beyond the end of the runway.
Primary Cause
Pilot error during a simulated emergency landing scenario.Pilot error during a simulated emergency landing scenario.Share on:
