Gol B738 at Rio de Janeiro on May 31st 2015, taxi cab learns flying

Last Update: June 2, 2015 / 14:57:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1492

Destination
Brasilia, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-GGA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Gol Boeing 737-800, registration PR-GGA performing flight G3-1492 from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont,RJ to Brasilia,DF (Brazil), was cleared for takeoff from runway 02R and was accelerating the engines for takeoff, when a taxi cab went through the red lights securing the road just aft of the runway threshold and was blown away by the engines' jet blast and upon landing toppled over a couple of times. The aircraft continued takeoff and landed safely in Brasilia, the taxi cab driver, only occupant of the cab, climbed out of his cab without any injuries, the cab however received substantial damage.

The bypass road, passing just 25 meters from the runway threshold, is being protected by guards and traffic lights. The traffic lights are switched to red whenever an aircraft is about to takeoff from runway 02.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1492

Destination
Brasilia, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-GGA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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