TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402
The landing gear of the aircraft found in a house after the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 October 1996 |
| Summary | Uncommanded thrust reverser deployment after takeoff; improper pilot reaction |
| Site | Jabaquara, near São Paulo–Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brazil 23°38′46″S 46°38′51″W / 23.64611°S 46.64750°W |
| Total fatalities | 99 |
| Aircraft | |
| PT-MRK, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker 100 |
| Operator | TAM Linhas Aéreas |
| IATA flight No. | JJ402 |
| ICAO flight No. | TAM402 |
| Call sign | TAM 402 |
| Registration | PT-MRK |
| Flight origin | Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport, Caxias do Sul, Brazil |
| 1st stopover | São Paulo–Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Last stopover | Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Destination | Recife International Airport, Recife, Brazil |
| Occupants | 95 |
| Passengers | 89 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 95 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 4 |
TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 was a scheduled domestic flight from Caxias do Sul, Brazil, to Recife International Airport in Recife, via São Paulo–Congonhas International Airport and Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro. On 31 October 1996, at 8:27 (UTC-2), the starboard engine of the Fokker 100 operating the route reversed thrust while the aircraft was climbing away from the runway at Congonhas. The aircraft stalled and rolled beyond control to the right, then struck two buildings and crashed into several houses in a heavily populated area only 25 seconds after takeoff. All 95 people on board were killed, as well as another 4 on the ground. It is the fourth deadliest accident in Brazilian aviation history, the second at the time. It is also the deadliest aviation accident involving a Fokker 100.