Last updated: 27 January 2021
| Statuts: | - |
| Date: | samedi 5 mai 2018 |
| Heure: | 11:10 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Embraer KC-390 |
| Compagnie: | Embraer |
| Immatriculation: | PT-ZNF |
| Numéro de série: | 39000001 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 2015-02-03 (3 years 3 months) |
| Moteurs: | 2 IAE V2500-E5 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Gavião Peixoto-Embraer Unidade Airport, SP ( Brésil)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Aéroport de départ: | Gavião Peixoto-Embraer Unidade Airport, SP (SBGP), Brésil |
| Gavião Peixoto-Embraer Unidade Airport, SP (SBGP), Brésil |
The Embraer KC-390 aircraft prototype suffered a runway excursion accident during a ground test at Gavião Peixoto Airport, Brazil.
Video footage shows the aircraft having traveled about 260 m past the end of runway 20.
Gavião Peixoto Airport is a owned and operated by Embraer and used as for flight testing. The single runway 02/20 has a declared length of 3000 m. At the end of runway 20 there is a paved 1967 m extension.
Embraer reported that extensive damage was identified on each of the three landing gear of the aircraft, as well as damage to the structure of the fuselage.
This same aircraft suffered an incident on Oct. 17, 2017 when it had an uncommanded extremely rapid descent of 4500 ft/min from 20000 ft to 3100 ft.
Despite the fact that the aircraft sustained significant damage, CENIPA classified the event as an "Incident" and on August 5, 2018, reported that closed the investigation with no final report being issued.
Sources:
» defesaaereanaval.com.br» Embraer Communiqué
» CENIPA preliminary information
Photos
Video, social media
Incidente com o KC 390 ocorrido no início de maio causou danos aos trens de pouso e a fuselagem, revela EMBRAER https://t.co/HT0j0A2dKS @EmbraerNews @embraer @embraeraeronaut @portalfab pic.twitter.com/233FY3MgYY
— @orbisdefense (@orbisdefense) May 10, 2018
Plan
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
