Gear-up landing Incident Beechcraft C90 King Air PT-OJA, Friday 22 August 2025
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Date:Friday 22 August 2025
Time:c. 20:09 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE9L model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft C90 King Air
Owner/operator:Heringer Táxi Aéreo Ltda
Registration: PT-OJA
MSN: LJ-952
Year of manufacture:1981
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Manaus–Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO/SBEG), Manaus, AM -   Brazil
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO/SBEG)
Destination airport:Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO/SBEG)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Beechcraft C90 King Air, PT-OJA, landed gearup on runway 29 at Manaus–Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO/SBEG), Amazonas, Brazil.
The three occupants were not injured.

The aircraft, operating as flight MEDEVAC4, experienced landing gear problems shortly after takeoff. The crew decided to burn off fuel and return to the departure airport. The fire brigade partly covered the runway with foam for the emergency landing. The airplane sustained unknown damage.

Sources:

https://amazonasatual.com.br/aviao-faz-pouso-de-emergencia-em-manaus-com-tres-pessoas-a-bordo/
https://g1.globo.com/am/amazonas/noticia/2025/08/23/video-mostra-aviao-soltando-faiscas-durante-pouso-de-emergencia-que-suspendeu-voos-em-manaus.ghtml

https://aeronaves.anac.gov.br/aeronaves/cons_rab_resposta.asp?textMarca=PTOJA
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/MEDEVAC4/history/20250822/2052Z/SBEG/SBEG

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/828539_1693355522.jpg (photo)

History of this aircraft

Ex N4490L, YV-178CP

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

18 July 2022 PT-OJA Heringer Taxi Aereo Ltda 0 Val-de-Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro Int. Apt. (BEL/SBBE), Belém, PA min

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Aug-2025 09:58 gerard57 Added
24-Aug-2025 10:33 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ]
24-Aug-2025 11:57 RobertMB Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
24-Aug-2025 13:58 Captain Adam Updated [Damage, Narrative, ]
24-Aug-2025 17:34 ASN Updated

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