ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351419
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 October 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Prefectura Aérea de Carabineros de Chile |
| Registration: | C-55 |
| MSN: | 31-8112068 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8582 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-A2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valdivia-Las Marías Airport (SCVL) -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Concepción-Carriel Sur Airport (CCP/SCIE) |
| Valdivia-Las Marías Airport (SCVL) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing on runway 17 the aircraft's propellers impacted against the runway surface, and the instructor pilot had to abort the landing. The aircraft went around and landed on runway 17.
As a result, the instructor pilot, the student pilot and a passenger were unharmed and the aircraft was damaged.
Cause
Impact of the blades of both propellers of the aeroplane against the surface of runway 17 of "Las Marías" Aerodrome (SCVL), during a landing manoeuvre, with the landing gear retracted.
Contributing Factors
Loss of situational awareness by the flight crew, focusing their attention on maintenance work at the airfield and the wind from the left.
Failure to check via the position indicator lights that the landing gear was down and secured.
Failure to properly check the extension of the nose gear, through the mirror.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
DGAC Chile
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 June 2021 | C-55 | Prefectura Aérea de Carabineros de Chile | 0 | Concepción-Carriel Sur Airport (CCP/SCIE) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2024 11:27 | harro | Added |
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