Embraer ERJ-135 crash, Dec 7, 2009, George
Embraer ERJ-135 accident on December 7, 2009 near George, Western Cape, South Africa with no fatalities. Cause: Ineffective braking on the wet runway...
- Date: December 7, 2009
- Aircraft: Embraer ERJ-135
- Location: George, Western Cape, South Africa
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Ineffective braking on the wet runway after a fast, long landing, with worn tyres and delayed braking. Several procedures were not followed.
A South African Airlink flight from Cape Town landed on a wet runway at George in light rain. The aircraft veered right, ran off the runway, struck approach lights and went through the perimeter fence, coming to rest nose-down on a public road. Passengers evacuated through the doors and mid-fuselage exit.