Description

On 10 April 2018, in night normal visibility conditions, a Boeing 737-800 being operated by Gol on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Brasilia to São Luís with 160 persons on board began takeoff from runway 11L in accordance with its clearance, but as it approached rotation, the crew saw another aircraft - an Embraer 110 being operated by the Brazilian Air Force on a non-scheduled passenger flight from Santa Cruz to Brasilia - that had just landed on the same runway ahead and were only just able to overfly it.

Investigation

A Serious Incident Investigation was carried out by the Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Centre (CENIPA - Centro de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos).

It was noted that the Boeing 737-800 Captain had a total of 19,700 hours flying experience of which 7,734 hours were on type and its First Officer had a total of 9,100 hours flying experience of which 7,655 hours were on type. The Captain of the Embraer 110, who was acting as PF for the sector had a total of 479 hours flying experience of which 347 hours were on type and its First Officer had a total of 367 hours flying experience of which 228 hours were on type. The TWR Controller in position at the time of the conflict had six years’ experience and was also a qualified On-the-Job-Training Instructor (OJTI) although he was not acting in that capacity at the time of the investigated event. The GND Controller in position at the time of the conflict had four years’ experience in that role.