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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 2021 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive Andes |
| Registration: | CC-DBB |
| MSN: | 208B0485 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Melipilla-Los Cuatro Diablos Airport (SCME) -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Melipilla-Los Cuatro Diablos Airport (SCME) |
| Melipilla-Los Cuatro Diablos Airport (SCME) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During the landing on runway 26 at Los Cuatro Diablos Airport (SCME), Melipilla, the nose gear fork bolt fractured.
The pilot in command mentioned feeling a bump in the landing gear during takeoff, attributing it to the runway conditions (dirt). However, he noted that the right pedal felt "heavy" but continued with the parachute drop and returned for a cautious landing on runway 26.
Upon landing, the pilot kept the nose wheel in the air for as long as possible, using reverse thrust to brake the aircraft without any issues. When making a 180-degree left turn on the aircraft for taxiing to the apron, the pilot reported feeling a bump in the nose gear. As a precaution, he shut down the aircraft's engine and did not proceed with taxiing.
As a result of the incident, both the pilot in command and the passenger were unharmed, and the aircraft sustained damage to its nose gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
DGAC Chile
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2024 09:35 | ASN | Added |
| 05-Feb-2024 09:38 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
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