The aircraft involved in the accident, while still operated by its previous operator, Pacific Airlines, and previous registration, VN-A168.
Accident
Date
July 17, 2007 (2007-07-17)
Summary
Crashed following runway excursion on landing
Site
São Paulo–Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brazil 23°37′11″S046°39′44″W / 23.61972°S 46.66222°W / -23.61972; -46.66222
Total fatalities
199
Total injuries
27
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A320-233
Operator
TAM Airlines
IATA flight No.
JJ3054
ICAO flight No.
TAM3054
Call sign
TAM 3054
Registration
PR-MBK[1]
Flight origin
Salgado Filho International Airport, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Destination
São Paulo–Congonhas Airport, São Paulo, Brazil
Occupants
187
Passengers
181[2][3]
Crew
6[4]
Fatalities
187[5]
Survivors
0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities
12
Ground injuries
27
TAM Airlines Flight 3054 (JJ3054/TAM3054) was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by TAM Airlines from Porto Alegre to São Paulo, Brazil. On the evening of July 17, 2007, the Airbus A320-233 serving the flight overran runway 35L at São Paulo during moderate rain and crashed into a nearby TAM Express warehouse adjacent to a Shell gas station.[6][7] The plane exploded on impact, killing all 187 passengers and crew on board, as well as 12 people on the ground. An additional 27 people in the warehouse were injured.[2][8][9] This crash surpassed Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 as the deadliest aviation accident in Brazilian territory and in South American history and was the deadliest involving the Airbus A320 series until the bombing of Metrojet Flight 9268 in 2015 which killed 224.
The accident was investigated by the Brazilian Air Force's Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (Portuguese: Centro de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos; CENIPA), and a final report was issued in September 2009. CENIPA concluded that the accident was caused by errors committed by the pilots during the landing at São Paulo.
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^ ab"TAM confirma passageiro número 187 no vôo 3504" [TAM confirms 187th passenger on flight 3054] (in Portuguese). Globo. July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
^"Brazil president vows thorough probe of crash: Da Silva unveils new safety steps after latest aviation disaster killed 191". NBC News. Associated Press. July 21, 2007. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
^"Nota da TAM retifica informação e diz que Airbus 320 levava 176 pessoas" [TAM notice corrects information and says 176 died in Airbus 320] (in Portuguese). Agência Brasil. July 17, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
^Ranter, Harro (July 17, 2007). "Accident Description". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
^"Pilot in Brazilian crash tried to abort landing, official says". CNN. July 18, 2007. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
^"Incêndio permanece fora de controle; chances de sobrevivência diminuem" [Fire remains out of control; chances for survivors diminished]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). July 17, 2007. Archived from the original on August 17, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
^"Três vítimas do acidente com avião da TAM são atendidas no hospital Alvorada" [Three victims of the TAM plane crash are treated at the Alvorada hospital]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). July 17, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
^"TAM refaz lista de vítimas e contabiliza 199 mortos" [TAM remakes list of victims and counts 199 dead]. g1.globo.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2007.
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