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VASP Flight 210
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<h2 id="aircraft">Aircraft</h2> <p>The aircraft involved was a <a href="/facts/Boeing_737/Emwxb7JI">Boeing 737-2A1</a>, tail number PP-SME, that was 16 years and 7 months old.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> It had its first flight on July 16, 1969. The aircraft was powered by two <a href="/facts/Pratt_%2526_Whitney_JT8D/JeFNcIqn">Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7</a> turbofan engines.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="accident">Accident</h2> <p>On 28 January 1986, dense fog covered the <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A3o_Paulo%2fGuarulhos_International_Airport/M5MDGQxy">São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport</a>. The pilots inadvertently lined up with the taxiway instead of runway 09L. At a speed of around 135 knots (250 km/h; 155 mph), take-off was aborted and braking was applied. At 07:32 the aircraft ran off the end of the taxiway and hit a dyke, breaking the front end of the fuselage off, and crumpling the cockpit. One passenger was killed, and the aircraft was written off.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="cause">Cause</h2> <p>A combination of intense fog, and pilot's lack of knowledge with the new airport's runway and taxiway configuration caused the crash. A large factor in the incident was also the lack of ground radar and taxiway vehicles.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comair_Flight_5191/trRfmb6b">Comair Flight 5191</a> - A similar accident involving a <a href="/facts/Bombardier_CRJ100%2f200/xNzS9orG">CRJ100</a> taking off from the wrong runway</li> <li><a href="/facts/Singapore_Airlines_Flight_006/MMJpVE5o">Singapore Airlines Flight 006</a> - A similar accident involving a <a href="/facts/Boeing_747/jHjLqpbr">Boeing 747</a> trying to take off from the wrong runway</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A1 PP-SME São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-03-20. <a href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860128-0" target="_blank">https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860128-0</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"10 hurt as plane crashes in Brazil". The Miami Herald (International ed.). 29 Jan 1986. p. 5A – via Newspapers.com. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/632090121/" target="_blank">https://www.newspapers.com/image/632090121/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Sharpe, Mike; Shaw, Robbie (2001). Boeing 737-100 and 200. Osceola, WI: MBI Pub. Co. p. 25. <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"19860128A, B737-200, PP-SME, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 28-Jan-1986". CSRTG Aircraft Accident Database. Cabin Safety Research Technical Group. Retrieved 29 March 2022. <a href="https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/ADB/adb/ADBview.asp?REF=19860128A" target="_blank">https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/ADB/adb/ADBview.asp?REF=19860128A</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A1 PP-SME São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-03-20. <a href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860128-0" target="_blank">https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860128-0</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A1 PP-SME São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-03-20. <a href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860128-0" target="_blank">https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860128-0</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A1 PP-SME São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-03-20. <a href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860128-0" target="_blank">https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860128-0</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>