| Date: | Monday 24 May 1982 |
| Time: | 23:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2A1 |
| Owner/operator: | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo |
| Registration: | PP-SMY |
| MSN: | 20970/376 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 118 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brasilia International Airport, DF (BSB) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP) |
| Brasília International Airport, DF (BSB/SBBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
VASP flight VP234, a Boeing 737-200, landed heavily, nosegear first, in conditions of rain. The nosegear collapsed and the aircraft skidded off the runway, and broke in two.
CONCLUSION:
Factors that contributed to the accident:
Human Factor:
Contributed, considering the error in height assessment, caused by a sensory illusion.
The landing operation appears to have developed in an atmosphere of anxiety, considering the circumstances surrounding the approach.
Material Factor:
Contributed, insofar as there was no longer confidence in the information from the onboard radar.
Operational Factor:
Contributed, insofar as standard operational procedures were not carried out.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
Folha de São Paulo
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); October 1974
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2024 06:32 | ASN | Updated [Date, Time, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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