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| Date: | Tuesday 5 April 2022 |
| Time: | 22:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-195AR |
| Owner/operator: | Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras |
| Registration: | PR-AXH |
| MSN: | 19000569 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP) |
| Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU/SBRJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Azul flight AD2856, an Embraer ERJ-195AR, landed on the wrong runway at Santos Dumont Airport (SBRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in night time conditions.
The aircraft was cleared to land on runway 20L, but landed on runway 20R.
Sources:
CENIPA
https://aeroin.net/pouso-do-aviao-da-azul-na-pista-errada-no-rio-e-classificado-como-incidente-grave-pelo-cenipa/
https://youtu.be/G-pQQ4HykJ8?t=1909
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2022 06:41 | cleberjc | Added |
| 13-Apr-2022 06:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2022 06:46 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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