ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144699
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| Date: | Thursday 29 March 2012 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C |
| Owner/operator: | Inversiones Ensenada Ltda |
| Registration: | CC-CJA |
| MSN: | 31-7712051 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport, Los Lagos -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Quellon Airport, Quellón, Peru (SCON) |
| Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport, Los Lagos (SCPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On March 29, 2012, a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C was substantially damaged when it made a forced landing short of the runway of Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport, Los Lagos, Chile. All four occupants escaped unhurt. Apparently, the plane - from Quellón - had an engine failure before arriving at destination and had to make a landing near the runway; in the end left leg of the undercarriage collapsed on impact, overturning and suffering the habitual damages of this type. The aircraft was registered under the name of the company Inversiones Ensenada Ltda., Domiciled in Puerto Montt.
MOST LIKELY CAUSE
The cause of the accident was the simultaneous shutdown of both engines of the aircraft, due to the interruption of the fuel supply.
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Incorrect fuel management of the aircraft by the pilot in command.
Use of the cross-feed system with the right inner tank to feed both engines during normal operation.
Failure to use the normal descent procedure checklist, which would have allowed the pilot to timely detect that he was using the cross-feed system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www2.latercera.com/noticia/avion-bimotor-protagoniza-aterrizaje-de-emergencia-en-aerodromo-de-puerto-montt/
2. http://ivansiminic.blogspot.com/2012/03/incidente-de-navajo-en-puerto-montt.html
3. http://www.aviationcorner.net/show_photo_en.asp?id=262569
4. https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/portalweb/rest-portalweb/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites%20content/live/dgac/categories/accidentes/investigacion/informestecnicos2012/documents/1619-20150408.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2012 23:33 | avtat | Added |
| 29-Mar-2012 23:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities] |
| 30-Mar-2012 00:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2017 17:54 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2017 21:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2020 17:27 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2020 17:28 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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