ATR42-300 crash, Sep 14, 2002 (2 killed), Paranapanema
ATR42-300 accident on September 14, 2002 near Paranapanema, São Paulo, Brazil with 2 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the elevator pitch trim system, with...
- Date: September 14, 2002
- Aircraft: ATR42-300
- Location: Paranapanema, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the elevator pitch trim system, with inadequate pilot training and emergency procedures for the failure contributing to the loss of control, per CENIPA's final report as summarized by ASN.
An ATR 42 flying a mail flight from Sao Paulo to Londrina lost control of its elevator trim during cruise. Crew efforts to deal with the trim fault were slow and confused, and the aircraft entered a steep uncontrolled descent and struck a field at high speed. Both pilots were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.