Overview

• A light aircraft struck a 700-kilogram bull during a nighttime landing flare at about 100 km/h on July 19 at the Aero Club de Chivilcoy.
• Emergency protocols were activated immediately with police and SAME teams attending to pilot Tomás Archo and passenger Lucas Lancelotti, who were taken to Chivilcoy Hospital and released after precautionary checks.
• JST investigators and municipal authorities conducted pericial inspections before clearing the damaged aircraft and removing the bull’s carcass from the runway.
• ANAC had inspected and approved the aeroclub’s seven-wire perimeter fence one week before the incident, finding no deficiencies.
• Officials are examining adjacent pasture quality and fence conditions to bolster livestock intrusion prevention measures on rural airfields.