Narrative:
The Learjet 31 undershot the runway on approach to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, Brazil, and landed on the water of Guanabara Bay, 100 meters short of the runway.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro via Angra dos Reis.
The aircraft was salvaged and repaired.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 26 February 1993 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Learjet 31 |
| Operator: | Líder Táxi Aéreo |
| Registration: | PT-OFK |
| MSN: | 31-017 |
| First flight: | 1990 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-2-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Angra dos Reis Airport, RJ (SDAG), Brazil |
| Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ), Brazil |
The Learjet 31 undershot the runway on approach to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, Brazil, and landed on the water of Guanabara Bay, 100 meters short of the runway.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Belo Horizonte to Rio de Janeiro via Angra dos Reis.
The aircraft was salvaged and repaired.
Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot
Sources:
» Jornal do Brasil, 27 Feb. 1993 p.15Photos
Map
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 Angra dos Reis Airport, RJ to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 117 km (73 miles).
Distance from Angra dos Reis Airport, RJ to Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ as the crow flies is 117 km (73 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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