Incident Overview

Date: Friday 24 March 2006
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Aerotaxis Ecuatorianos SA – ATESA
Registration Number: HC-BXD
Location: 0,5 km N of Cuenca-Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) – ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Turbine compressor bladesTurbine compressor blades
Investigating Agency: DGAC EcuadorDGAC Ecuador
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed into a building shortly after takeoff from Cuenca-Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE), registering HC-BXD. The aircraft, prepared for a return flight to Macas, carried 12 passengers and 240 lb (109 kg) of baggage. The airplane initiated takeoff at 10:59, reaching a height of 300 feet. Rapid descent following runway entry resulted in a nose-down impact with a building constructed by the Compa¤¡a Ecuatoriana del Caucho.A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed into a building shortly after takeoff from Cuenca-Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE), registering HC-BXD. The aircraft, prepared for a return flight to Macas, carried 12 passengers and 240 lb (109 kg) of baggage. The airplane initiated takeoff at 10:59, reaching a height of 300 feet. Rapid descent following runway entry resulted in a nose-down impact with a building constructed by the Compa¤¡a Ecuatoriana del Caucho.

Description

A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registered, HC-BXD, was destroyed when it crashed into a building shortly after takeoff from Cuenca-Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE). The airplane had arrived at Cuenca at 10:18 after an uneventful flight from Macas (XMS). The Cessna 208B was prepared for the return flight to Macas and twelve passengers boarded the flight with 240 lb (109 kg) of baggage. Startup was approved at 10:57 and the airplane taxied to runway 05 for departure. The flight was airborne at 10:59, reaching a height of 300 feet. After passing the end of the runway, the airplane began to descend rapidly. The nose wheel hit the roof of a building from the Compa¤¡a Ecuatoriana del Caucho rubber processing company. The Cessna struck a wall and came to rest nose-down. translated from Spanish: PROBABLE CAUSE: “The investigating commission believes that the probable cause of the accident was a failure of the turbine compressor blades which had a creep condition [deformation due to hight temperatures]” CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: “Inadequate maintenance at the company. Lack of operational control of the company. Failure to comply with the Hot Section Inspection (HSI) at 3600 hours. Operting the engine 200 additional hours on top of Time Between Overhauls (TBO) without carrying out the the technical requirements needed.”

Primary Cause

Failure of turbine compressor blades due to creep condition under high temperatures.Failure of turbine compressor blades due to creep condition under high temperatures.

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