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VASP Flight 234
VASP Flight 234 was a domestic flight of the Viação Aérea São Paulo (VASP) airline from São Paulo-Congonhas Airport to Brasília International Airport. On May 25, 1982, an accident involving a Boeing 737, Boeing 737-2A1 registered as PP-SMY occurred on this flight when the Pilot in command, captain landed the aircraft incorrectly due to an optical illusion, causing the aircraft to skid off of the runway. Two passengers were killed in the accident. Aircraft Aircraft The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-2A1, which was 7 years and 8 months old at the time of the accident. It was assembled at Boeing's factory in Boeing Renton Factory, Renton, Washington, and Maiden flight, first flew on 24 September 1974, before being delivered to VASP in October. The aircraft had the serial number 20970 and was the 376th Boeing 737 from current production. The aircraft was registered with the aircraft registration PP-SMY. The Twinjet, twin-engine Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body aircraft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runway Excursion
A runway excursion is a runway safety incident in which an aircraft makes an inappropriate exit from the runway. This happens mainly due to late landings or inappropriate runway choice. There are several types of runway excursions: * A departing aircraft fails to become airborne or successfully reject the takeoff before reaching the end of the designated runway. * A landing aircraft is unable to stop before the end of the designated runway is reached, causing it to keep moving and leave the runway. * An aircraft taking off, rejecting takeoff or landing departs the side of the designated runway, not airborne. When an aircraft exits the end of the runway, this is referred to as runway overrun (or informally, runway overshoot). Runway excursions can happen because of pilot error, poor weather, or a fault with the aircraft. Runway excursions may occur both during takeoff or landing. According to the Flight Safety Foundation, as of 2008, runway excursions were the most frequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
