| Date: | Monday 25 September 1995 |
| Time: | 13:42 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Brasil Central |
| Registration: | PT-MEQ |
| MSN: | 208B0414 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gruenerwinkel Mountain, Guabiruba, SC -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Navegantes-Itajaí Airport, SC (NVT/SBNF) |
| Blumenau Airport, SC (BNU/SSBL) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The crew took off from Florianopolis for Blumenau and Erexim in the Cessna 208, registration PT-MEP, carrying out a regular flight of cargo and passengers. At Blumenau there a change of aircraft was planned. Due to the weather conditions en route, the flight crew diverted to Navegantes.
Another aircraft from the same company landed at Blumenau and informed via radio that the weather conditions had improved. On the basis of this information changed aircraft to PT-MEQ, and departed for Blumenau.
The flight was performed below the proposed height of 1000 feet. The aircraft was seen flying between stratus layers, over Brusque and Guabiruba, in a valley on the left of the route to Blumenau.
The aircraft collided with a mountain.
Contributing factors
a. Human Factor
(1). Physiological Aspect - Undetermined
The flight schedule to which the crew members were being subjected at the time they were operating in the company was contrary to Law 7.183 of 1984 and may have led them to chronic fatigue and stress conditions.
(2). Psychological Aspect
(a) at organisational level - undetermined
There are indications that psychological variables at the organizational level, with respect to flight scale, training, standardization and procedures of the company and the flight group contributed to the accident.
(b) on an individual level - contributed
Throughout the operation, both crew members showed signs of anxiety, complacency, underestimation regarding the information received, motivation, change in perceptual synthesis, illusion and inattention.
b. Material Factor
There was no contribution from this factor.
c. Operational Factor
(1). Adverse Weather Conditions - Contributed
The cloud base and visibility conditions made it difficult to navigate and identify the control points on the ground, as well as making it impossible to see the obstacles.
(2). Disabled Panning - Contributed
Insufficient planning has led to crew members failing to navigate and fly themselves.
(3). Disabled Trial - Contributed
The failure of the crew to judge in relation to continued flight in adverse weather conditions and below the limits set by the Rules of the Air (IMA 100-12) contributed to the accident.
(4). Disabled Instruction - Undefined
There is evidence of the company's involvement in the investigation process, which did not give the crew the full technical conditions necessary for the flight to take place.
(5). Weak Cabin Coordination - Contributed
The failures committed on this flight indicate that at least one crew member failed to use the available navigation resources and the other failed to advise.
(6). Influence of the Environment - Contributed
There was an influence of the visibility and ceiling conditions, as well as the physical environment, in relation to the similarity between the valleys of the Itajaí River and Itajaí Mirim. There is also evidence that conditions in the administrative-operational environment of the company and the group of pilots contributed to the difficulties the pilots faced.
(7). Disabled Supervision - Contributed
The errors found imply failures of supervision in the flight schedule sector, with regard to compliance with the law, training and operations sector.
(8). Others - Contributed
The crew had little experience as pilots in the company and on the route flown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
omunicipio.com.br
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 19:56 | ASN | Updated [Accident report] |
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