Pantanal Linhas Aéreas Flight 4763

Pantanal Linhas Aéreas Flight 4763 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from Bauru to São Paulo, Brazil. On July 16 2007, the ATR 42-300 operating the flight veered off runway 17R at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo into a taxiway. All 25 passengers and crew on board survived.
Aircraft and crew
The aircraft involved was a twin turboprop ATR 42-300, serial number 225, registration PR-MBK; it was powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 turboprop engines. The aircraft had been built in 1991 and was operated by TAT European Airlines and Air Inter Gabon in before being delivered to Pantanal Linhas Aéreas in March 1998.
The captain had 7,420 flight hours, including 4,993 hours on the ATR 42. The first officer was less experienced than the captain, having logged only 947 flight hours, with 797 of them on the ATR 42.
Accident
The was cleared to land on runway 17R at Congonhas Airport at 12:42 local time. However, on touchdown, the aircraft began to veer to the left. The flight crew was unsuccessful in regaining control and the aircraft skidded off the runway into a grassy area between the runway and taxiway C, causing the nose landing gear to collapse, the aircraft striking a small light pole and a concrete box before coming to a stop. All 25 people on board survived with no injuries.

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