Narrative:The Cessna 500 Citation I jet landed 'fast' at Canela Airport, Brazil, with a 15 to 20 kts. tail wind component and then overran the end of the runway. The aircraft continued down a slope, across a road and eventually came to rest amongst houses.
Weather was poor with a 500 to 700 feet overcast cloud base and a visibility of 1,500 to 2,000 m. in light rain. The runway at Canela is 4,100ft. long and was wet.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CENIPA Brazil |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» CENIPA
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Map
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Distance from Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport, PR to Canela Airport, RS as the crow flies is 456 km (285 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.