Runway excursion Serious incident Antonov An-26B HK-4728, Saturday 7 June 2014
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Date:Saturday 7 June 2014
Time:10:14
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN26 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Antonov An-26B
Owner/operator:AerCaribe Cargo
Registration: HK-4728
MSN: 8205
Year of manufacture:1979
Engine model:Ivchenko AI-24
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:San José del Guaviare Airport (SJE/SKSJ) -   Colombia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:SKSJ
Destination airport:SKMU
Investigating agency: Aerocivil
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
An-26 HK-4728 suffered a runway excursion at San José del Guaviare Airport (SJE/SKSJ), Colombia.

Probable Cause(s) and/or Contributing Factors
- Left Main Gear Number Two Tire Burst. (inside left).
- Delayed decision to start the abort procedure due to unidentified vibration caused by a tire blowout.
- Improper handling of the emergency brakes by a crew member not qualified as a flight engineer, resulting in loss of ground control and runway excursion.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: Aerocivil
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

GRIAA
http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Incidentes%20Historicos/HK%204728.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

9 July 2014 HK-4728 AerCaribe Cargo 0 Otú Airport (SKOT) min
Runway excursion

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2014 20:29 harro Added
10-Jul-2020 13:33 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ]

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