Embraer EMB-120 Brasília crash, Aug 13, 2002, Manaus-Edua...
Embraer EMB-120 Brasília accident on August 13, 2002 near Manaus-Eduardo Gomes, Amazonas, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Crew used the wrong braking...
- Date: August 13, 2002
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília
- Location: Manaus-Eduardo Gomes, Amazonas, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Crew used the wrong braking procedure with the propellers feathered, combined with maintenance shortfalls on the antiskid and landing gear items and inadequate operator oversight of procedures and service bulletins.
An Embraer Brasilia landed at Manaus after a domestic flight and then lost braking while taxiing. The crew feathered the propellers and braked, and the aircraft could not be slowed, so it struck a building and its right main gear dropped into a ditch. All 25 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.