Date:	Friday 30 August 2002
Time:	12:05
Type:	Fokker 100
Owner/operator:	TAM Linhas Aéreas
Registration:	PT-MRL
MSN:	11441
Year of manufacture:	1993
Engine model:	Rolls-Royce Tay 650-15
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	São Paulo-Viracopos Airport, SP (VCP) -   Brazil
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, BA (SSA/SBSV)
Destination airport:	São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR)
Investigating agency:	CENIPA
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Flight 3499 departed Salvador at 08:46. Excessive pressure in the hydraulics prevented the landing gear from being lowered. An emergency belly landing at Viracopos Airport was carried out.

Agência Estado
Departamento de Aviação Civil (DAC)
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photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR); December 1996

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