The touchdown point, about 900 m past the runway threshold, is indicated by the third airplane from the right.
The pilots of the Avianca Brasil Airbus A320 had been flying the approach to Rio de Janeiro in instrument meteorological conditions but saw the runway when descending through 800 ft and completed the approach using visual references. The airplane touched down to the right of the centerline, with the right main landing gear off the runway.
The airplane continued for about 660 m (2,165 ft) with the landing gear beside the 47-m (154-ft)-wide runway on a grassy area within the strip limits of Runway 15 at Antonio Carlos Jobim Aerodrome, according to the final report on the March 3, 2019, accident by the Brazilian Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA). The airplane was substantially damaged, primarily because of mud and d…
