Incident Overview

Date: Friday 8 April 2022
Aircraft Type: Aero Modifications AMI DC-3-65TP
Owner/operator: ALIANSA Colombia
Registration Number: HK-5016
Location: San Felipe Airport – ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Left main landing gear tireLeft main landing gear tire
Investigating Agency: AerocivilAerocivil
Category: Accident
An AMI DC-3-65TP aircraft experienced a significant incident during landing at San Felipe Airport, Colombia. The aircraft sustained substantial damage due to a left main gear tire explosion and subsequent loss of control, resulting in a sideways swing and a skidding maneuver. The pilots initiated emergency procedures, including braking and engine differential power, to regain control, but the aircraft ultimately left the runway on the left side, impacting the safety zone.An AMI DC-3-65TP aircraft experienced a significant incident during landing at San Felipe Airport, Colombia. The aircraft sustained substantial damage due to a left main gear tire explosion and subsequent loss of control, resulting in a sideways swing and a skidding maneuver. The pilots initiated emergency procedures, including braking and engine differential power, to regain control, but the aircraft ultimately left the runway on the left side, impacting the safety zone.

Description

An AMI DC-3-65TP swung off the runway during landing at San Felipe Airport, Colombia. There were no injuries, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The was operating a cargo flight from In¡rida (SKPD) to the San Felipe Airstrip (SKFP) with 2 crew and 12 passengers on board. The pilots carried out a visual approach to San Felipe runway 18. During the landing run, the left main gear tire exploded, and the aircraft pitched and rolled to the left. The pilot tried to control the aircraft’s trajectory with brakes and engine differential power, as the directional control was not responding. The aircraft left the runway on the left side, towards the safety zone, which was flooded. The aircraft swung to the left, skidding to the right, causing the gear to fracture. The aircraft stopped and the crew shut down the engines and directed the evacuation of the passengers. Probable Cause: Lateral runway excursion, following loss of aircraft control, as a result of sudden loss of inflation pressure (blowout) of the left main landing gear tire, due to puncture of the tire by a ferrous rod (FOD) located on the runway surface. Contributing Factors Deficient safety conditions at the San Felipe airfield, due to the presence of FOD on the runway, as a consequence of the lack of an airfield maintenance program, the absence of perimeter fencing that favors the generation of foreign objects and the lack of an FOD prevention program. Deficient conditions of the safety zone of the San Felipe airfield, with an irregular, uneven and waterlogged surface, which contributed to cause or aggravate the damage to the aircraft. Non-observance by the San Felipe aerodrome administration of the recommendations issued in the Final Accident Investigation Report COL-18-28-GIA, occurred at the same aerodrome in 2018, due to a foreign object on the runway.

Source of Information

https://www.semana.com/actualidad/articulo/en-imagenes-asi-quedo-el-avion-que-se-estrello-en-pista-de-guainia/202204/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1649476070-1https://www.semana.com/actualidad/articulo/en-imagenes-asi-quedo-el-avion-que-se-estrello-en-pista-de-guainia/202204/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1649476070-1

Primary Cause

Lateral runway excursion caused by a sudden loss of inflation pressure (blowout) of the left main landing gear tire, resulting from a puncture by a ferrous rod on the runway surface.Lateral runway excursion caused by a sudden loss of inflation pressure (blowout) of the left main landing gear tire, resulting from a puncture by a ferrous rod on the runway surface.

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