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Emergency belly landing at Porto Seguro
Contact Carlos A. Morillo Doria An Embraer EMB-721C Sertanejo (PA-32R-300) en route from Prado to Porto Seguro had a little trouble on landing when the nose gear folded. The friction from the belly landing was controlled by foam applied by the firefighters who were on standby when the flight landed. Actually, you can see... »
Denver Emergency Landing
Republic Flight 1557, operated as Frontier Airlines lost pressure and dropped from 24,200 to 28,600 feet over Aspen, and returned to Denver where it made an emergency landing. The cabin did not depressurize and the oxygen masks did not descend, but the crew descended to deal with the cabin pressure issue. The ERJ-190 made... »
Mauritanian Embraer Training Flight Crashes
A Mauritanian Embraer EMB 312 Tucano with two aboard crashed in Maurotania in a deserted area while on a training mission flight. The pilot, Captain Ahmed Ould, was hospitalized at Nouakchott. The pilot survived because after the crash, he was able to exit the plane, according to: http://www.aqlame.com/article12526.html The mechanic, Ambodj Amado, died at... »
Pilots Ignore ATC Directions, Hear Audio
On March 11, 2013, an Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Edmonton to Toronto,ON was on approach when ATC informed the pilots to abort the landing. Ground radar indicated something moving on the runway. Pilots continued to make the landing, and ignored ATC. Mechanics working on a Sunwing Boeing had left a van... »
Ten Lost in Fretax Taxi Aéreo Crash
On Mar 12, 2013, a Fretax Taxi Aéreo single engine Embraer EMB-820C Carajá (PA-31) disappeared en route from Belem to Sierra Areão Airport. The flight crashed twenty miles from the airport in Almeirim Brazil near the border with the state of Amapá. Seripa (Regional Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents) discovered the wreckage after... »
Abelag Aviation Flight Suffers Runway Excursion
On Feb 15, 2013, a Abelag Aviation Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 en route from Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport to Berlin Schönefeld Airport was landing in Brandenburg and suffered a runway excursion that damaged the plane. The two crew and one passenger were uninjured. The closed runway led to twenty flights being diverted. The landing gear suffered... »
Plane Crashes in Manaus parking lot, Money, Cars up in smoke
A Tio Taxi Aereo Embraer EMB-810C Seneca II en route from São Paulo Olivenza to Tefé to Manaus-Aeroclube de Flores was flying a cargo of money when the pilot had difficulties and attempted to land on Avenue Nilton Lins, but crashed in the Eletrobrás parking lot with sixty cars of which 20 were destroyed.... »
Diversion after Engine fire in US Airways Embraer Auxiliary Power
US Airways Embraer 135 twin-engine regional jet with 49 aboard en route from Windsor Locks Connecticut to Pittsburgh was en route when a fire occurred in the jet’s auxiliary power unit. The pilots returned to Windsor locks and made a safe landing. Passengers disembarked and were provided alternative flights. »
Embraer Switching from GE to Pratt & Whitney
Embraer sent out a press release that it has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ Engines as the “Exclusive Power for Second Generation of E-Jets.” The Embraer E-Jets equipped with PurePower PW1700G and PW1900G engines will enter service in 2018, and promise improvements in fuel burn, emissions and noise reduction. The engine which... »
Agricultural Embraer Crashes in Brazil
On January 5, 2013, a privately owned Embraer EMB Ipanema with only the pilot aboard was making an agricultural pass and spraying crops in Lucas do Rio Verde MT Brazil. While cropdusting, the plane collided with a highway sign and the pilot lost control. Engine problems may have also been involved. THe pilot’s plane... »
