LATAM Flight From Sao Paulo Suffers Runway Excursion in Cascavel
By The Aviation Hub
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A LATAM Airlines Brasil Airbus A320-200, registration PR-MYO, veered off the paved surface at Cascavel Regional Airport (CAC), Paraná, Brazil, after completing what appeared to be a routine landing.
Flight LA3858 (TAM3858) departed São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU) and touched down on Cascavel’s runway 15 at approximately 9:45 am local time.
The aircraft was carrying 145 passengers and 6 crew.
LATAM Flight LA3858 – Sao Paulo to Cascavel
Flight tracking data show the aircraft covering the 735 km great circle route in an actual flight time of 1 hour 28 minutes, nine minutes longer than the route’s average of 1 hour 19 minutes.
The approach track curved in from the northeast over Sorocaba and Itapeva before lining up for Cascavel.
What Happened in Cascavel
According to the airline and tracking data, the landing itself was uneventful.
The aircraft touched down, deployed reverse thrust and braking as normal, and decelerated along the runway.
As the aircraft slowed to about 15 knots over ground, well below taxi speed, the crew began a turn to backtrack along the runway toward the terminal.
During that turn, the A320 departed the paved surface short of the runway end and came to a stop on the ground adjacent to the runway.
There were no immediate reports of injuries to passengers or crew, and no indication the excursion involved a runway overrun during the landing roll itself.
Rather, the aircraft left the pavement during the low speed turnaround maneuver after it had already stopped or nearly stopped.
Cascavel Regional Airport was disrupted while the aircraft was removed from the movement area, affecting subsequent arrivals and departures.
Airline Response
LATAM issued a statement confirming the occurrence, saying the aircraft “overran the runway during the final stage of its landing” and that the airline is offering “all the necessary assistance to affected customers and employees.”
The airline did not immediately elaborate on the cause of the excursion or specify whether the aircraft sustained damage to its landing gear or other structures while off the paved surface.
The Aircraft From Sao Paulo…
The aircraft involved, PR-MYO, is an Airbus A320-214 (manufacturer serial number 4974) that first flew on 13 December 2011 and was delivered new to TAM Linhas Aéreas on 19 December 2011, prior to the TAM to LATAM rebranding.
It transferred to LATAM Airlines Brasil’s fleet on 5 May 2016.
Between September 2017 and December 2020 the airframe was leased to German carrier Sundair and operated as D-ASEF, before returning to LATAM Airlines Brasil on 30 April 2021.
It was reconfigured to a 180 seat single class layout (Y180) in February 2023, having flown in a 174 seat configuration previously.
The aircraft, now 14.7 years old, is powered by two CFM International CFM56-5B4/3 engines and remains listed as active.
Looking Ahead…
Brazilian aviation authorities would be expected to investigate the runway excursion to determine what caused the aircraft to leave the paved surface during the backtrack maneuver, including possible factors such as runway surface conditions, runway width and edge markings, or a taxiway and turnaround geometry issue at Cascavel.
This report will be updated as further details, including any damage assessment, become available.
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