Embraer Phenom Exits Runway at Santos Dumont, Forcing Temporary Closure

Overview

• A private Embraer Phenom (registration PS‑VEE) ran off the runway during landing at Santos Dumont on Thursday and stopped on the grass with two people on board and no injuries.
• The airport activated its Emergency Plan, suspended operations for removal work, and the jet was lifted from the grassy area and the runway released late that night at about 23:00.
• The closure caused major disruption to the Rio air network with roughly 70 cancellations and about 15 diversions reported during the outage and additional cancellations the next morning across multiple airports.
• ANAC registry data show the plane is owned by VEE One Manutenção e Serviços Ltda. and was licensed for private use only, and airlines including GOL, LATAM and Azul say they are re‑accommodating customers under ANAC Resolution 400.
• Investigators from Cenipa are actively probing technical and operational causes, and the incident highlights how Santos Dumont’s short, central runway can produce outsized knock‑on effects for passengers and connecting flights.