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Dramatic Citation Overrun Caught on Tape

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Key Takeaways:

  • A Cessna CJ3 overran Runway 35R at Sao Paulo-Congonhas Airport, bouncing and crashing into a perimeter wall.
  • All three occupants – the captain, copilot, and single passenger – survived, though the captain sustained serious injuries.
  • An initial accident report cited changing winds and approaching towering cumulus clouds as contributing factors.
  • The incident occurred at an airport previously known for a high-profile and deadly overrun involving a TAM Airlines Airbus A320 in 2007.
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Amateur video shot over the weekend captured the dramatic overrun of a Cessna CJ3 trying to land on Runway 35R at Sao Paulo-Congonhas Airport in Brazil.

As shown in the footage, the Citation bounced upon reaching the end of the runway before coming to a crashing halt on the perimeter wall that encircles the airport. The captain, copilot and single passenger aboard the airplane survived the accident, although the captain sustained serious injuries.

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