| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 5 November 2020 |
| Time: | 13:15 UTC |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III |
| Operator: | Dos Mil Aerosistema SA |
| Registration: | LV-VDJ |
| MSN: | AC-729 |
| First flight: | 1989 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD (MDZ) ( Argentina)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San Juan Airport, SJ (UAQ/SANU), Argentina |
| Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD (MDZ/SAME), Argentina |
A Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III, registration LV-VDJ, suffered a runway excursion after landing on runway 18 at Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, Argentina. The right-hand main landing gear collapsed.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» infobae.comMETAR Weather report:
12:00 UTC / 09:00 local time:SAME 051200Z 18011KT CAVOK 19/00 Q1021
13:00 UTC / 10:00 local time:
SAME 051300Z 16015KT CAVOK 20/M03 Q1021
14:00 UTC / 11:00 local time:
SAME 051400Z 16014KT CAVOK 21/M03 Q1020
Photos
Video, social media
Despistó un avión en el aeropuerto de Mendoza.https://t.co/tJDkUGlJFY pic.twitter.com/4sYaJJFYsg
— Frente a Cano (@FrenteaCano) November 5, 2020
Map
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Distance from San Juan Airport, SJ to Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD as the crow flies is 144 km (90 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from San Juan Airport, SJ to Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD as the crow flies is 144 km (90 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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