Campinas - Curitiba

On December 28, 1998 at 08:47 AM, Campinas - Curitiba experienced a crash involving Embraer ERJ-145, operated by Rio-Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais, with the event recorded near Curitiba-Afonso Pena Paraná.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

40 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 40 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 36, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to runway 15, after passing through the last cloud layer, the pilot-in-command realized he was too high on the glide. Rather than initiating a go-around procedure, the captain increased the rate of descent at 1,800 feet per minute and continued with a wrong approach configuration. The aircraft landed with a positive acceleration of 11 gm causing the fuselage to break in two after the wings. The crew continued the braking procedure and vacated the runway before stopping the aircraft on a taxiway. All 40 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PT-SPE, MSN 145-032, year of manufacture 1997.