Embraer ERJ-145 crash, Aug 25, 2010, Vitória da Conquista
Embraer ERJ-145 accident on August 25, 2010 near Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: The crew allowed the approach to...
- Date: August 25, 2010
- Aircraft: Embraer ERJ-145
- Location: Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew allowed the approach to descend below the ideal glide path after misreading the steep, narrow runway and the low terrain near the threshold. Unfamiliarity with the airport and the lack of company guidance for it were contributing factors.
A Passaredo ERJ-145 on a scheduled flight from Sao Paulo to Vitoria da Conquista was on approach to runway 15 when it struck a mound short of the threshold, tearing off both main landing gears. It slid about 300 metres, veered off the runway and stopped in grass with the right engine on fire. All 38 occupants escaped without injury.