Narrative:
The VASP Boeing 737 was approaching runway 06 when it entered a fog bank. The flight descended below MDA until hitting a tree. The plane then crash-landed, causing the undercarriage to collapse. The aircraft sustained severe structural damage.
accident date: 26-01-2003
type: Boeing 737-2M9
registration: PP-SPJ
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Sunday 26 January 2003 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2M9 |
| Operator: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Registration: | PP-SPJ |
| MSN: | 21236/461 |
| First flight: | 1976-05-26 (26 years 8 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 54989 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 87 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 93 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport, AC (RBR) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO/SBEG), Brazil |
| Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport, AC (RBR/SBRB), Brazil |
The VASP Boeing 737 was approaching runway 06 when it entered a fog bank. The flight descended below MDA until hitting a tree. The plane then crash-landed, causing the undercarriage to collapse. The aircraft sustained severe structural damage.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot
Sources:
» Departamento de Aviação Civil (DAC)Photos
accident date: 26-01-2003
type: Boeing 737-2M9
registration: PP-SPJ
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 Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM to Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport, AC as the crow flies is 1147 km (717 miles).
Distance from Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM to Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport, AC as the crow flies is 1147 km (717 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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