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| Date: | Friday 7 June 2024 |
| Time: | 21:55 UTC |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Owner/operator: | Dos Mil Aerosistema |
| Registration: | LV-VDJ |
| MSN: | AC-729 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 23774 hours |
| Cycles: | 24115 flights |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Río Gallegos International Airport, SC (RGL/SAWG) -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Río Gallegos Internacional Airport, SC (RGL/SAWG) |
| Río Grande-Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport, TF (RGA/SAWE) | |
| Investigating agency: | JST |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III suffered a runway excursion and nose gear collapse at Río Gallegos International Airport, SC (RGL). A passenger and both pilots were not injured
The aircraft was transporting 400 kg of inert explosives and 80 detonators to a mine in Río Grande (RGA). The flight diverted to RGL due to inclement weather at RGA.
During the take-off from RGL, at a speed of 70 knots, after the pilot released the steering, there was a drift to the left which could not be controlled by the pilot, causing a runway excursion on the left side, 111 metres from the runway axis.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://twitter.com/JSTsucesos/status/1799219903217680798
https://laopinionaustral.com.ar/rio-gallegos/avion-que-transportaba-explosivos-despisto-en-el-aeropuerto-de-rio-gallegos-427164.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 September 1989 | N27283 | Skywest Airlines | 0 | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |  |
sub |
| 5 November 2020 | LV-VDJ | Dos Mil Aerosistema | 0 | Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD (MDZ) | |
sub |
| 26 January 2022 | LV-VDJ | Dos Mil Aerosistema | 0 | Morón Airport (SADM) | |
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Location
Media:
??Aeropuerto de Rio Gallegos abierto a las operaciones luego del incidente ocurrido hace algunas horas pic.twitter.com/Oja5aykOsU
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2024 06:17 | ASN | Added |
| 08-Jun-2024 06:24 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2024 06:27 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2024 06:30 | ASN | Updated [Category, ] |
| 08-Jun-2024 11:20 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 08-Jun-2024 14:20 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2024 06:46 | ASN | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 13-Jun-2024 06:49 | ASN | Updated |
| 14-Jun-2024 11:34 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2024 09:42 | Nordgarden | Updated [Country, Phase, ] |
| 26-Aug-2024 09:46 | ASN | Updated [Country, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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