São Paulo – Vitoria da Conquista

While approaching Vitoria da Conquista Airport runway 15, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low. On short final, the aircraft impacted a small mound located few metres short of runway threshold. On impact, both main landing gears were torn off. The aircraft slid on runway for about 300 metres then veered off runway to the left and came to rest in a grassy area some 35 metres left of the runway with the right engine on fire. All 38 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

São Paulo – Vitoria da Conquista

Aircraft

Embraer ERJ-145

Registration

PR-PSJ

MSN

145-351

Year of Manufacture

2000

Date

August 25, 2010 at 02:40 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Vitória da Conquista Bahia

Region

South America • Brazil

Coordinates

-14.2048°, -41.6674°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On August 25, 2010 at 02:40 PM, São Paulo – Vitoria da Conquista experienced a crash involving Embraer ERJ-145, operated by Passaredo Linhas Aéreas, with the event recorded near Vitória da Conquista Bahia.

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.

38 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 38 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 35, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Vitoria da Conquista Airport runway 15, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low. On short final, the aircraft impacted a small mound located few metres short of runway threshold. On impact, both main landing gears were torn off. The aircraft slid on runway for about 300 metres then veered off runway to the left and came to rest in a grassy area some 35 metres left of the runway with the right engine on fire. All 38 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PR-PSJ, MSN 145-351, year of manufacture 2000.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -14.2048°, -41.6674°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While approaching Vitoria da Conquista Airport runway 15, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low. On short final, the aircraft impacted a small mound located few metres short of runway threshold. On impact, both main landing gears were torn off. The aircraft slid on runway for about 300 metres then veered off runway to the left and came to rest in a grassy area some 35 metres left of the runway with the right engine on fire. All 38 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

35

Estimated Survivors

38

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 38

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

São Paulo – Vitoria da Conquista

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

South America • Brazil

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Embraer ERJ-145

Registration

PR-PSJ

MSN

145-351

Year of Manufacture

2000

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