ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243916
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| Date: | Friday 16 October 2020 |
| Time: | 20:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-720D Minuano (Piper PA-32) |
| Owner/operator: | Ortiz Aerotáxi |
| Registration: | PT-RPU |
| MSN: | 720168 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Muru, Feijó, Acre -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Muru, Feijó, AC |
| Jordão, AC (SJOD) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed on an improvised runway in the Muru community, Acre. When taking off later, a cow crossed the runway and the aircraft hit it. The aircraft broke in two pieces and came to rest a few meters from the runway.
The two occupants escaped without serious injuries and the cow died.
Contributing Factors
- Flight planning - contributed;
- Presence of fauna (non-bird) - contributed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2020/10/aviao-se-parte-ao-meio-apos-colidir.html
https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/aeronaves/cons_rab_resposta.asp?textMarca=PT-RPU&selectHabilitacao=&selectIcao=&selectModelo=&selectFabricante=&textNumeroSerie=
https://www.airlive.net/an-embraer-emb-720d-struck-a-cow-during-an-attempted-takeoff-in-brazil/
http://www.jakafotografia.com.br/admin/upload/PT-RPU_28MAR11_LOGO.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 August 2017 | PT-RPU | Private | 0 | Boca do Acre, AM | |
sub |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2020 19:54 | jorgetadeu7 | Added |
| 17-Oct-2020 19:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Oct-2020 20:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2020 20:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2020 20:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Oct-2020 19:11 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2021 16:22 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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