Safety
Pilot Training Is a Key Focus in Brazilian Accident
The captain of the Citation XLS received a standard type rating, while the copilot was trained in a different model of the aircraft.

Pilot training appears to be a focus of the investigation into the August 13 crash of a Brazilian-registered Cessna Citation XLS (560XL). The accident, which occurred during an instrument approach to the Guaruja military air base near Santos, claimed the life of Brazilian presidential contender Eduardo Campos and six others, including the two crewmembers.

On December 4, Brazilian accident investigation agency Cenipa published a preliminary recommendation that would require both cockpit crewmembers to receive the same aircraft training. The captain of the accident airplane received a 560XL type rating but the first officer was trained by an air force officer who serves as examiner for [Brazilian civil aviation agency] ANAC on May 25, 2014, during a flight between Varginha and Pampulha Airport in a Cessna 560, not a Cessna 560XL.