GOL B38M at Rio de Janeiro on Feb 11th 2025, rejected takeoff after collision with car

Last Update: February 17, 2025 / 16:03:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 11, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos

Flight number
G3-1674

Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil

Destination
Fortaleza, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PS-GPP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

Airport
Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport, Rio De Janeiro

Airport ICAO Code
SBGL

A GOL Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration PS-GPP performing flight G3-1674 from Rio de Janeiro Galeao,RJ to Fortaleza,CE (Brazil) with 103 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Galeao's runway 10 at 22:09L (01:09Z Feb 12th) when a bang was heard, the aircraft veered sharply to the right towards the right runway edge before steering back towards the center line while the aircraft slowed down. After coming to a stop short of the end of the runway the captain announced they had collided with a service vehicle on the runway. The passengers disembarked via mobile stairs onto the runway. There were no injuries, the aircraft as well as the car received substantial damage.

The airport reported there had been an incident between a maintenance car and an aircraft on one of the runways, there had been no injuries. The passengers have disembarked normally, operation of the airport was not affected.

The airline reported the aircraft collided with an airport vehicle on the runway during the takeoff procedure. Takeoff was rejected and all passengers and crew disembarked safely. A replacement flight to Fortaleza was made available. The airline is cooperating with CENIPA's investigation into the accident.

A passenger (a public prosecutor) stated, that the aircraft was close to becoming airborne, when there was a jolt and a noise followed by the crew braking the aircraft.

On Feb 17th 2025 Brazil's CENIPA reported the crew rejected takeoff when they saw an airport administration vehicle on the runway. The aircraft and vehicle collided. There were minor injuries to two people on the ground.

Related NOTAM:
K0149/25 NOTAMN
Q) SBCW/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/2249S04315W005
A) SBGL
B) 2502120339 C) 2502121200
E) RWY 10/28 CLSD DUE TO ACCIDENTED ACFT

Metars:
SBGL 120300Z VRB02KT CAVOK 26/21 Q1012=
SBGL 120200Z 13003KT 100V160 CAVOK 27/21 Q1012=
SBGL 120100Z 10003KT CAVOK 28/21 Q1011=
SBGL 120000Z 10005KT CAVOK 29/21 Q1011=
SBGL 120000Z 10005KT CAVOK 29/21 Q1011=
SBGL 112300Z 10007KT CAVOK 30/22 Q1010=
SBGL 112200Z 13006KT 9999 FEW035 29/22 Q1010=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 11, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos

Flight number
G3-1674

Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil

Destination
Fortaleza, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PS-GPP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

Airport
Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport, Rio De Janeiro

Airport ICAO Code
SBGL

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