| Date: | Friday 30 May 2014 |
| Time: | 19:55 |
| Type: |  ATR 42-500 |
| Owner/operator: | TOTAL Linhas Aéreas |
| Registration: | PR-TKB |
| MSN: | 610 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 49 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coari-Urucu Airport, AM -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Coari-Urucu Airport, AM (SWUY) |
| Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO/SBEG) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft took off from Coari-Urucu Airport, Brazil, for a domestic flight to Manaus.
During the rotation, the captain noticed that the aircraft hit a tapir. Subsequently, the right main landing gear did not retract. The hydraulic systems were affected by the collision and the crew decided to proceed to Manaus with the landing gear down.
During the landing, after the touchdown of the broken landing gear on the ground, the aircraft turned to the right. The crew managed to keep the aircraft within the lateral limits of the runway. The aircraft had substantial damage.
The 4 crew members and the 45 passengers left unharmed.
Contributing factors.
- Airport infrastructure - a contributor.
The lack of isolation of the operational area allowed the land animal to enter the runway for landings and takeoffs, contributing to the accident.
- Perception - a contributor.
The crew did not notice the presence of the land animal on the runway early enough to abort the takeoff without extrapolating the runway limits and avoiding collision.
- Wild - a contributor.
The presence of the land animal (Tapirus terrestris) interfered with the operation and led to the collision of the right main landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 January 2012 | PR-TKB | TRIP Linhas Aéreas | 0 | near Guarulhos, SP | |
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