Honda HA-420 HondaJet crash, Sep 24, 2018, Foz do Iguaçu
Honda HA-420 HondaJet accident on September 24, 2018 near Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: On a wet runway, the loss of tire...
- Date: September 24, 2018
- Aircraft: Honda HA-420 HondaJet
- Location: Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: On a wet runway, the loss of tire grip caused by a wind shear from a microburst and sudden airspeed increase, combined with the speed brakes not being deployed, led to poor braking and a runway excursion.
A HondaJet carrying two pilots and one passenger landed on a wet runway at Foz do Iguacu during a microburst windshear and could not stop. The jet overran the runway and came to rest in a ravine. All three occupants escaped unharmed, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.