Incident Overview

Date: Friday 11 August 2000
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft B100 King Air
Owner/operator: Navi Jet
Registration Number: LV-WDO
Location: General Acha, LP – ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Main gearMain gear
Investigating Agency: JIAACJIAAC
Category: Accident
On tourist flight from Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport to General Acha, an aircraft encountered unsuitable terrain during landing. The pilot, responding to passenger requests, landed on ground previously worked, resulting in the aircraft sinking into the earth and causing significant damage. The incident involved gear sinking and nose wheel damage due to insufficient ground support.On tourist flight from Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport to General Acha, an aircraft encountered unsuitable terrain during landing. The pilot, responding to passenger requests, landed on ground previously worked, resulting in the aircraft sinking into the earth and causing significant damage. The incident involved gear sinking and nose wheel damage due to insufficient ground support.

Description

The aircraft departed at 09:58 from Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport on a tourist flight bound for General Acha. Passengers first requested to fly over the ranch of a relative where they had planned to establish their temporary residence. Once the overflight over the “La Porfiada” ranch was completed, the commander, acceding to the passengers’ request, decided to land on a strip of land, which he mistakenly considered suitable. The landing was made on ground that, having been previously worked (chiseled and tracked), was not consistent enough to support the weight of the aircraft, which, upon contacting the surface, caused the main gear to sink into the earth and nose wheel, and as a consequence of the depth of the track, accumulated earth and weight of the aircraft, its leg retracted backwards, braking the aircraft’s trajectory. In the accident, the aircraft suffered significant damage, and the passengers and crew were unharmed, leaving the aircraft by their own means. CAUSE: Landing on unsuitable terrain, causing significant damage to the aircraft, during a non-commercial flight, due to pilot misoperation. Contributing factors: – Lack of knowledge of the area to be operated. – Change of flight plan.

Primary Cause

Pilot misoperation ? improper assessment of landing suitability and failure to account for terrain conditions.Pilot misoperation ? improper assessment of landing suitability and failure to account for terrain conditions.

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