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Crash of an Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingu II in Santa Branca: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 23, 2024 at 1839 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PT-MBU
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Florianópolis – Belo Horizonte – Salvador
MSN:
121-052
YOM:
1982
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Florianópolis-Hercilio Luz Airport at 1651LT on an ambulance flight to Salvador, carrying three passengers (a doctor, a nurse and a mechanic) and two pilots. A technical stop for refueling was scheduled in Belo Horizonte. While flying in cruising altitude in reduced visibility (almost night and heavy rain falls), the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located in Santa Branca. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all five occupants, all employees of the company, were killed.
Crash of an Embraer EMB-121A Xingu in Tegará da Serra: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 14, 2020 at 0840 LT
Registration:
PT-MBV
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tangará da Serra – Goiânia
MSN:
121-053
YOM:
1982
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total hours on type:
41.00
Aircraft flight hours:
4453
Circumstances:
Four minutes after takeoff from Tengará da Serra Airport Runway 20, while climbing, the twin engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent. One minute later, it crashed with a high angle of attack in a cornfield, bursting into flames. The airplane disintegrated on impact and both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
One should not rule out the hypothesis of a possible malfunction of the aircraft's angle-of-attack control system, considering that the records related to the provision of the calibration service (a necessary condition for the proper functioning of the referred system, and prescribed in the aircraft's maintenance manual) were not identified in the pertinent
control documents.
control documents.
Final Report:
Crash of an Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingu II in Campinas
Date & Time:
Apr 1, 2019 at 2347 LT
Registration:
PT-FEG
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Sorocaba - Palmas
MSN:
121-057
YOM:
1982
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
276.00
Aircraft flight hours:
5683
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Sorocaba-Estadual Bertram Luiz Leupolz Airport at 2030LT on a flight to Palmas, Tocantins, carrying four passengers and one pilot. Few minutes after takeoff, the "FIRE" warning light on the alarm panel, related to the right engine of the aircraft, illuminated. The pilot shut down the right engine, declared an emergency and was cleared to divert to Campinas-Viracopos Airport. On approach, the airplane descended too low and the pilot made an emergency landing in a prairie located about 7 km short of runway 15 threshold. The wreckage was found less than a km from the Jardim Bassoli condominium and all five occupants, slightly injured, were evacuated. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Contributing Factors:
- Control Application - contributed.
The difficulty in coordinating the aircraft due to its single-engine flight condition indicated that improper control application contributed to the outcome of this event. Additionally, the early configuration of the aircraft, with the landing gear lowered and flaps at 100%, led it to descend on a glide path below the recommended one, affecting the achievement of the necessary parameters for landing.
- Training - contributed.
The training process previously received by the PIC (Pilot in Command) was insufficient, as it did not provide them with the full knowledge and technical conditions required for performing the duties of a pilot in command of the EMB-121 A1, either due to a lack of training or the low quality of the training received.
- Pilot Judgment - contributed.
The inadequate training led to improper evaluations of the parameters related to the aircraft's operation, contributing to the event. This included a poor assessment of the situation and lowering the landing gear and setting flaps to 100% without ensuring that the landing was secured.
- Control Application - contributed.
The difficulty in coordinating the aircraft due to its single-engine flight condition indicated that improper control application contributed to the outcome of this event. Additionally, the early configuration of the aircraft, with the landing gear lowered and flaps at 100%, led it to descend on a glide path below the recommended one, affecting the achievement of the necessary parameters for landing.
- Training - contributed.
The training process previously received by the PIC (Pilot in Command) was insufficient, as it did not provide them with the full knowledge and technical conditions required for performing the duties of a pilot in command of the EMB-121 A1, either due to a lack of training or the low quality of the training received.
- Pilot Judgment - contributed.
The inadequate training led to improper evaluations of the parameters related to the aircraft's operation, contributing to the event. This included a poor assessment of the situation and lowering the landing gear and setting flaps to 100% without ensuring that the landing was secured.
Final Report:
Crash of an Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingu II off Angra dos Reis: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 12, 2012 at 1715 LT
Registration:
PT-MAB
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Belo Horizonte - Angra dos Reis
MSN:
121-007
YOM:
1979
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total hours on type:
2065.00
Copilot / Total hours on type:
1283
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Belo Horizonte-Pampulha Airport on a charter flight to Angra dos Reis, carrying one passenger and two pilots. On approach to Angra dos Reis, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a cold front approaching the area. On short final, while completing a right turn at low height, the right wing struck the water surface and the aircraft crashed in the sea, some 500 metres offshore. The wreckage was found 3 km from the airport. All three occupants were killed and aircraft was destroyed. Visibility was low at the time of the accident with heavy rain falls, low clouds and turbulences. The passenger was the local representative of the Mercedes Benz Group.
Probable cause:
The collision with water and the subsequent accident was the consequence of the decision of the crew to continue the approach at low altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground. At the time of the accident, the visibility was limited and weather conditions were marginal.
Final Report:
