Incident

AD2610 - Incident: Azul E195 at Sao Paulo on May 27th 2024

Created Tuesday, May 28th 2024 20:04Z, last updated Tuesday, Jun 4th 2024 18:11Z

Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport
File photo: Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport.

An Azul Linhas Aereas Embraer ERJ-195, registration PR-AXX performing flight AD-2610 from Sao Paulo Congonhas,SP to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont,RJ (Brazil), was departing Congonhas' runway 35L when the aircraft rotated for takeoff just short of the runway end and became airborne at the runway end. The aircraft climbed out to safety and continued to Rio de Janeiro for a safe landing.

The airline reported they opened an internal investigation into flight AD-2610.

Brazil's CENIPA reported the aircraft took off past the usual point, the flight continued without further complications. The occurrence was rated an incident and is not being investigated.

The aircraft just becoming airborne at the end of the runway:

Source: The Aviation Herald

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