Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 December 2019
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft A100 King Air
Owner/operator: Representaciones Aero3
Registration Number: YV1104
Location: near Charallave-?scar Machado Zuloaga Airport –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Instrument ApproachInstrument Approach
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft A100 King Air, registration YV1104, crashed in a wooded area due to challenging weather conditions while on RNAV (GNSS) Z approach to Charallave Airport (SVCS). The aircraft was cleared to fly this approach, but experienced continued instrument approach below published minima, resulting in insufficient visual references. The pilot was operating with an incorrectly set altimeter, and adverse meteorological conditions contributed to the incident.A Beechcraft A100 King Air, registration YV1104, crashed in a wooded area due to challenging weather conditions while on RNAV (GNSS) Z approach to Charallave Airport (SVCS). The aircraft was cleared to fly this approach, but experienced continued instrument approach below published minima, resulting in insufficient visual references. The pilot was operating with an incorrectly set altimeter, and adverse meteorological conditions contributed to the incident.
Description
A Beechcraft A100 King Air, registered YV1104, was destroyed when it crashed in a wooded area in adverse weather conditions while on approach to Charallave Airport (SVCS). All nine occupants sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft had been cleared to fly the RNAV(GNSS) Z approach to runway 10. During the approach, the controller informed the pilot of heavy rainfall at the airport. Contributing factors: – Continuing an instrument approach below published minima with insufficient visual references – Operating with incorrectly set altimeter – Adverse meteorological conditions
Source of Information
https://diariolavoz.net/2019/12/19/9-personas-murieron-al-estrellarse-avioneta-en-aeropuerto-caracas/, http://www.rescate.com/YV1104.htmlhttps://diariolavoz.net/2019/12/19/9-personas-murieron-al-estrellarse-avioneta-en-aeropuerto-caracas/, http://www.rescate.com/YV1104.htmlPrimary Cause
Continued instrument approach below published minima with insufficient visual references.Continued instrument approach below published minima with insufficient visual references.Share on:
