Fatal General Aviation Accident at Jundiaí-Comandante Rolim Adolfo Amaro Airport (PP-WCA)

A sole pilot lost control during final approach after an engine power loss, crashing 180 m short of runway 18 at Jundiaí. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot killed.

Probable cause

The official findings identified several factors: the aircraft crossed the approach axis on final, and the pilot may have depressed the rudder pedal in an inadequate manner while attempting to rejoin the axis, inadvertently causing a cross-control stall; the pilot intentionally violated aeronautical regulations to fly an aircraft for which he had no training and was not qualified; the pilot's short experience in the aircraft model hindered correct identification of the situation and adoption of necessary corrective measures; and a vulnerability in the DCERTA system allowed a non-qualified pilot to file a flight notification using the code of a qualified pilot, removing the last barrier that could have prevented the flight from being initiated and making more effective supervisory action difficult.