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Transbrasil - Boeing 737-4Y0
Porto Alegre, Brazil
27th February, 2000

Porto Alegre, BrazilThe Boeing 737 was on a passenger flight and arrived at Salgado Filho Int'l Airport, Brazil. A thunderstorm was passing over the airport. The aircraft skidded off rain-soaked runway 29 while landing. 20 of the 111 passengers and crew were injured, most during the evacuation via the escape slides.