TAP Portugal A340-312 Runway Overrun at Rio de Janeiro (CSTOD)

Incident Overview and Aircraft Details On 8 December 2011, at 22:37 UTC, TAP Portugal flight TP074, an Airbus A340-312 with registration CS-TOD, departed from Rio de Janeiro's Galeão International Airport (SBGL) bound for Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LPPT). The aircraft was carrying 11 crew members and 255 passengers. During the takeoff roll on runway 10, the aircraft exceeded the runway's end and struck obstacles, resulting in a serious incident classified as a collision with an obstacle during takeoff and landing. ## Damage and Aftermath The aircraft's right main landing gear sustained minor damage, with wheels 3, 7, and 8 affected and some components separating from the assembly due to the collision. During a post-flight inspection, TAP Air Portugal maintenance personnel found parts of the runway lighting system lodged in the right main landing gear assembly. The incident also caused damage to several Approach Light System (ALS) lights and three Instrument Landing System (ILS) localizer antennas at runway 28 of SBGL. ## Investigation and Findings The Brazilian Aeronautics Command's Center for Aircraft Accident Investigation and Prevention (CENIPA) conducted the investigation, with representatives from France's BEA (state of manufacture and design) and Portugal's GPIAA (state of the operator) participating. The crew did not notice the situation during the takeoff and continued the flight to Lisbon, where the aircraft landed without further issues. The following day, on 9 December 2011, at 17:55 UTC, the Airport Operator's Inspection Service was requested to inspect the runway 28 threshold, where it was confirmed that the aircraft had overran the runway end and collided with the ALS lights and ILS localizer antennas. At 21:30 UTC, the ramp and takeoff inspector at SBGL received information from TAP Air Portugal's Maintenance Supervisor that an ALS lamp had been found stuck to the right main landing gear structure of CS-TOD after landing in Lisbon. All 11 crew members and 255 passengers were unharmed.