Narrative:
The DC-3 was substantially damaged during a landing accident at the Teresita Airport.
Teresita has a single runway (07/25), 630 m in length. On final approach the left hand landing gear struck a mound of sand. The landing gear collapsed on touchdown and the no. 1 engine caught fire.
CAUSE (translation from Spanish):
Using a flying technique by carrying out an inappropriatly low approach to land, causing the impact of the left hand landing gear on a mound of sand, which could have been avoided if [the pilots had] complied with the established technique of crossing the threshold of the runway at a height of 50 feet with the reference speed.
accident date: 24-01-2008
type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: HK-2006
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Thursday 24 January 2008 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Operator: | VIARCO |
| Registration: | HK-2006 |
| MSN: | 43086 |
| First flight: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 22747 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Teresita Airport ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San Jose del Guaviare-Jorge E. González T. Airport (SJE/SKSJ), Colombia |
| Teresita Airport, Colombia |
The DC-3 was substantially damaged during a landing accident at the Teresita Airport.
Teresita has a single runway (07/25), 630 m in length. On final approach the left hand landing gear struck a mound of sand. The landing gear collapsed on touchdown and the no. 1 engine caught fire.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE (translation from Spanish):
Using a flying technique by carrying out an inappropriatly low approach to land, causing the impact of the left hand landing gear on a mound of sand, which could have been avoided if [the pilots had] complied with the established technique of crossing the threshold of the runway at a height of 50 feet with the reference speed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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accident date: 24-01-2008
type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: HK-2006
Map
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Distance from San Jose del Guaviare-Jorge E. González T. Airport to Teresita Airport as the crow flies is 405 km (253 miles).
Distance from San Jose del Guaviare-Jorge E. González T. Airport to Teresita Airport as the crow flies is 405 km (253 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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