Narrative:
The float-equipped Cessna Caravan aircraft took off from the Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Brazil, bound for a fishermen's camp located on the Xeriuini River in order to transport personnel, with two pilots and eight passengers on board.
During the landing on the river the aircraft's left wing collided with a tree and stopped in the jungle, on the river bank.
The aircraft had damage to the propeller, both wing leading edges, the root of the left wing, the landing gear and the floats.
Contributing Factors
- Attention - you contributed;
- Piloting judgment - contributed;
- Perception - contributed;
- Management planning - undetermined;
- Decision-making process - contributed;
- Organizational processes - contributed and
- Support systems - contributed
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 9 February 2019 |
| Time: | 13:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Operator: | RICO Taxi Aéreo |
| Registration: | PR-RTA |
| MSN: | 20800380 |
| First flight: | 2004 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 231 km (144.4 mls) SSW of Caracaraí, RR ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO/SBEG), Brazil |
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The float-equipped Cessna Caravan aircraft took off from the Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Brazil, bound for a fishermen's camp located on the Xeriuini River in order to transport personnel, with two pilots and eight passengers on board.
During the landing on the river the aircraft's left wing collided with a tree and stopped in the jungle, on the river bank.
The aircraft had damage to the propeller, both wing leading edges, the root of the left wing, the landing gear and the floats.
Probable Cause:
Contributing Factors
- Attention - you contributed;
- Piloting judgment - contributed;
- Perception - contributed;
- Management planning - undetermined;
- Decision-making process - contributed;
- Organizational processes - contributed and
- Support systems - contributed
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway mishap
Follow-up / safety actions
CENIPA issued 2 Safety Recommendations
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