Beechcraft Beechjet 400 crash, Jul 15, 2008, São José dos...
Beechcraft Beechjet 400 accident on July 15, 2008 near São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: The captain handed control to...
- Date: July 15, 2008
- Aircraft: Beechcraft Beechjet 400
- Location: São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain handed control to an under-training copilot without a proper briefing, then made an excessive correction on final. Poor crew coordination and lack of simulator training were contributing factors.
A Beechjet 400A on a positioning flight from Congonhas to Sao Jose dos Campos was being flown by a copilot still under instruction, with the captain's guidance. On final the aircraft was high, and the captain's abrupt correction rolled it right so the right wing struck the ground short of runway 15. The jet then landed and came to rest on the runway, and both pilots escaped unhurt.