No fatalities

2001-09-16: Boeing 737-200 (PP-CJN) — VARIG - Viação Aérea Rio Grandense — Goiânia, Brazil

Goiânia, BrazilLanding (descent or approach)

On September 16, 2001, a Boeing 737-200 (registration PP-CJN) operated by VARIG - Viação Aérea Rio Grandense was involved in an aviation accident near Goiânia, Brazil during landing or approach. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew who continued the approach while the aircraft was not properly aligned with the runway centerline. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Aircraft registered PP-CJN
Aircraft registered PP-CJN. Photo: Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

During final approach in poor visibility due to rain, a crew landed misaligned on the runway. The right main gear collapsed during corrective steering, leading to loss of control and damage before the aircraft came to rest on the runway. All 67 occupants evacuated safely.

Incident

On final approach to Goiânia-Santa Genoveva Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions characterized by limited visibility due to rain. The aircraft touched down approximately 500 meters past the runway threshold, but the landing was misaligned. As a result, the right main gear contacted the left side of the runway surface.

Sequence of Events

After touchdown, the crew attempted to steer the aircraft back toward the runway centerline. During this maneuver, the right main gear collapsed. The aircraft then became uncontrollable, subsequently losing its right engine and nose gear before coming to rest on the runway.

Evacuation

All 67 occupants aboard the aircraft evacuated safely. No injuries were reported in the source material.

Probable Cause

According to the official findings, the probable cause of the accident was a wrong approach configuration on the part of the crew, who continued the approach while the aircraft was not properly aligned with the runway centerline.