Английская Википедия:2021 Piedade de Caratinga Beechcraft King Air crash
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On 5 November 2021, a Beechcraft King Air on approach for landing to the Ubaporanga Airport in Piedade de Caratinga, near Caratinga, Brazil, crashed 4 kilometers from the runway, killing all five people on board,[1] including singer-songwriter Marília Mendonça.[2][3] The airplane involved belonged to PEC Aviation, a Brazilian air taxi operating airline company.
Accident
On November 5, 2021, singer Marília Mendonça took off with four crew members in an air taxi in Goiânia bound for Caratinga in Minas Gerais, where she was to perform a show, but her plane crashed into a waterfall in the city of Piedade de Caratinga , 2 kilometers away from the final destination. During the approach, the aircraft struck high-power cables and crashed into a waterfall.[4]
Investigations
The investigation was conducted by CENIPA, on preliminary data, the plane with registration number PT-ONJ was up to date and with active registration. The plane and pilot were authorized to perform air taxi service and both pilot and copilot were considered experienced and the flying conditions at the time of the crash were favorable.
At the scene there was a strong odor of fuel but no fire.[5][6]
On 5 November, the Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais issued a note stating that the aircraft had hit high-power cables in Caratinga, in the Vale do Rio Doce. Preliminary information from pilots who were flying over the area at the same time of the crash corroborate the statement, having witnessed the moment when the twin-engine turboprop aircraft hit the electric cables.[7]
On 15 May, 2023, Cenipa released the final report regarding the cause of the accident. It found that the pilots had initiated the approach too early and at a significantly greater distance than expected for a "Category B" aircraft and with a very low separation from the ground.
The investigation could not conclusively determine why but four possible contributing factors were identified:
•The investigation identified and concluded that there was an inadequate assessment of the aircraft's operating parameter since the downwind leg was elongated by a significantly greater distance than that expected for a "Category B" aircraft in landing procedures under VFR.
•The investigation suspects that the aircrew had their attention focused on the runway at the expense of maintaining proper separation with the terrain during a visual approach;
It also suspects that the pilot-in-command may have been influenced by his ten year experience flying long final approaches which could've triggered his procedural memory involving cognitive activities and motor skills, making the actions automated in relation to the profile performed in the accident;
•And finally, though the investigation couldn't determine this, it is possible that the crew didn't use the available aeronautical charts which were intended to meet the needs and requirements of the visual flight, as such, it could've deteriorated the crew's low situational awareness about the presence of a power grid and relief from the SNCT aerodrome.[8]
Victims
All five people on board were killed. The plane was piloted by captain Geraldo Martins de Medeiros Júnior and copilot Tarciso Pessoa Viana.[9] Marília Mendonça, her uncle and producer were also killed instantly.[10][11][12]
See also
References
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