Narrative:
The aircraft landed heavily, nosegear first, in conditions of rain. The nosegear collapsed and the aircraft skidded off the runway, and broke in two.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The pilot's misuse of rain repellent, causing an optical illusion.
accident date: 25-05-1982
type: Boeing 737-2A1
registration: PP-SMY
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 25 May 1982 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2A1 |
| Operator: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Registration: | PP-SMY |
| MSN: | 20970/376 |
| First flight: | 1974-09-24 (7 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 112 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 118 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Brasilia International Airport, DF (BSB) ( Brazil)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazil |
| Brasília International Airport, DF (BSB/SBBR), Brazil | |
| Flightnumber: | 234 |
The aircraft landed heavily, nosegear first, in conditions of rain. The nosegear collapsed and the aircraft skidded off the runway, and broke in two.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The pilot's misuse of rain repellent, causing an optical illusion.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Folha de São PauloPhotos
accident date: 25-05-1982
type: Boeing 737-2A1
registration: PP-SMY
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Brasília International Airport, DF as the crow flies is 870 km (544 miles).
Distance from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP to Brasília International Airport, DF as the crow flies is 870 km (544 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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