Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 17 September 2016
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Servicios A‚reos Pewen
Registration Number: CC-CTS
Location: Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport – ÿ Chile
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: DGAC ChileDGAC Chile
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan experienced an emergency landing on the West runway strip at Puerto Montt’s Marcel Marchant Airport. The aircraft landed off the runway, to the left of runway 01, and was subsequently oriented to face the Northeast.A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan experienced an emergency landing on the West runway strip at Puerto Montt’s Marcel Marchant Airport. The aircraft landed off the runway, to the left of runway 01, and was subsequently oriented to face the Northeast.

Description

The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated on a charter flight from Puerto Montt to Chaiten, Chile, and back. The flight was cleared to approach runway 01 at Puerto Montt’s Marcel Marchant Airport. The controller reported a visibility of 1,000 meters and a cloud ceiling of 200 ft. The aircraft landed off the runway, on the West runway strip, to the left of runway 01, making the entire landing run along that strip, until it stopped facing the Northeast with the nose wheel on the runway. CAUSE: The cause of the accident was that the aircraft landed off the runway in the West Strip, as a result of making a final approach diagonally to runway 01 of the Marcel Marchant B Aerodrome (SCPF).

Primary Cause

Final approach diagonally to runway 01 of the Marcel Marchant B Aerodrome (SCPF).Final approach diagonally to runway 01 of the Marcel Marchant B Aerodrome (SCPF).

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