Narrative:
A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air crashed on a sand bar in the Río de la Plata, 10 km southwest of the destination Carmelo, Uruguay. Five occupants died.
The aircraft departed San Fernando, Argentina, at 12:22 on a short VFR flight to Carmelo Airport, Uruguay. The pilot first carried out an approach to runway 35 to observe the conditions. After going around, he decided to perform another approach with the intention to land. Visibility was poor, so the landing would only be carried if the pilot found a clear area.
The aircraft was performing a left hand descending circuit when it impacted a mud flat in the waters of the Rio de la Plata.
Probable cause:
Loss of situational awareness due to poor hazard perception and risk assessment, leading to an impact on the ground without loss of control (CFIT) and the combination of the following factors:
- Failure to make a decision not to return to the aerodrome of departure or to the alternative, in the presence of adverse weather conditions at the destination aerodrome.
- Failure to make a decision by intentionally continuing an approach (VFR) to the destination aerodrome, whose meteorological conditions were marginal (IMC), not respecting minimum operating altitudes, nor the meteorological minimums for aerodromes.
- Deficient evaluation of risk analysis of the situation, decision making and probably degradation of piloting skills, due to a combination of physiological and psychological factors.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
» El Pais
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 27 May 2014 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Kowzef S.A. |
| Registration: | LV-CNT |
| MSN: | BB-1367 |
| First flight: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4616 |
| Cycles: | 4490 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) SW off Carmelo/Zagarzazú International Airport ( Uruguay)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | San Fernando Airport, BA (SADF), Argentina |
| Carmelo/Zagarzazú International Airport (SUCM), Uruguay |
A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air crashed on a sand bar in the Río de la Plata, 10 km southwest of the destination Carmelo, Uruguay. Five occupants died.
The aircraft departed San Fernando, Argentina, at 12:22 on a short VFR flight to Carmelo Airport, Uruguay. The pilot first carried out an approach to runway 35 to observe the conditions. After going around, he decided to perform another approach with the intention to land. Visibility was poor, so the landing would only be carried if the pilot found a clear area.
The aircraft was performing a left hand descending circuit when it impacted a mud flat in the waters of the Rio de la Plata.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause:
Loss of situational awareness due to poor hazard perception and risk assessment, leading to an impact on the ground without loss of control (CFIT) and the combination of the following factors:
- Failure to make a decision not to return to the aerodrome of departure or to the alternative, in the presence of adverse weather conditions at the destination aerodrome.
- Failure to make a decision by intentionally continuing an approach (VFR) to the destination aerodrome, whose meteorological conditions were marginal (IMC), not respecting minimum operating altitudes, nor the meteorological minimums for aerodromes.
- Deficient evaluation of risk analysis of the situation, decision making and probably degradation of piloting skills, due to a combination of physiological and psychological factors.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
VFR flight in IMC Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» La Nacion» El Pais
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Cinco personas murieron en accidente de avión privado en el Río de la Plata http://t.co/21VtINNgWk pic.twitter.com/3wEGZcbDov
— Radar Informativo (@RadarPanama) May 28, 2014Map
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 San Fernando Airport, BA to Carmelo/Zagarzazú International Airport as the crow flies is 59 km (37 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from San Fernando Airport, BA to Carmelo/Zagarzazú International Airport as the crow flies is 59 km (37 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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