Narrative:
The Jetstream 32EP suffered a propeller strike accident while taxiing through a flooded turning pad near the threshold of runway 24 at Iquitos International Airport (IQT), Peru.
CAUSE
The Aviation Accident Investigation Commission of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications determined the following as the "Probable Cause of the Accident":
"Loss of Situational Awareness of the crew due to a state of complacency, which led them not to appreciate the magnitude of the flooding and take the wrong decision to continue taxiing to the turning point of runway 24, which was flooded, producing the impact of the blades of both propellers against the water -Propeller Strike-".
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
a. The crew disregarded the NOTAM notice, which warned that the turning platform at heading 24 was flooded and that they should take the respective precautions.
b. The airport infrastructure (river water drainage system) is a factor linked to the Propeller Strike accident, because the channel did not have the capacity to drain rainwater in the required amount to avoid flooding on the turning platform of runway 24.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 12 November 2020 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  British Aerospace 3201 Jetstream 32EP |
| Operator: | SAETA Peru |
| Registration: | OB-2152 |
| MSN: | 941 |
| First flight: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 24896 |
| Engines: | 2 Honeywell TPE331-12UHR |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Iquitos International Airport (IQT) ( Peru)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Iquitos-Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT/SPQT), Peru |
| Güeppi Airport (SPGP), Peru |
The Jetstream 32EP suffered a propeller strike accident while taxiing through a flooded turning pad near the threshold of runway 24 at Iquitos International Airport (IQT), Peru.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE
The Aviation Accident Investigation Commission of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications determined the following as the "Probable Cause of the Accident":
"Loss of Situational Awareness of the crew due to a state of complacency, which led them not to appreciate the magnitude of the flooding and take the wrong decision to continue taxiing to the turning point of runway 24, which was flooded, producing the impact of the blades of both propellers against the water -Propeller Strike-".
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
a. The crew disregarded the NOTAM notice, which warned that the turning platform at heading 24 was flooded and that they should take the respective precautions.
b. The airport infrastructure (river water drainage system) is a factor linked to the Propeller Strike accident, because the channel did not have the capacity to drain rainwater in the required amount to avoid flooding on the turning platform of runway 24.
Accident investigation:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Iquitos-Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Güeppi Airport as the crow flies is 459 km (287 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Iquitos-Coronel FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport to Güeppi Airport as the crow flies is 459 km (287 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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