ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199411
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 September 2017 |
| Time: | 06:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | Aerobell, opf Nature Air |
| Registration: | TI-AGM |
| MSN: | U20602734 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Torres river, Pavas, San José -
 Costa Rica
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | San José-Tobias Bolanos International Airport (SYQ/MRPV) |
| Liberia Airport (LIR/MRLB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna U206F Stationair, registration TI-AGM, operated by Aerobell, had planned to make a flight for Nature Air (flight No. 310 to Liberia and Tamarindo). The flight would be made under visual flight rules (VFR), with an estimated flight time of 45 minutes with 6 occupants on board, the pilot and 5 passengers.
The aircraft took off at approximately 06:29 local time. After takeoff, the aircraft crashed to the ground impacting the canyon of the Torres River.
As a result of the accident, two passengers were fatally injured. The other three passengers and the pilot were transported with serious injuries to the hospital.
The event occurred in good weather and visibility conditions.
Probable Cause
In a commercial aviation flight, 49 seconds after takeoff, the aircraft entered into a total loss of lift and fell to the ground and impacted the Torres riverbed, the aircraft crash was due to:
- The aircraft took off with a weight 474 pounds more (13% over) than the maximum takeoff weight which affected the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft.
- The position of the center of gravity at takeoff was behind the rear boundary, which probably affected the controllability of the aircraft in the transverse axis.
- After takeoff, the aircraft would have entered second regime flight, which resulted in the loss of lift and subsequent crash.
- Due to the low altitude at which the aircraft was flying, no action by the pilot could have prevented the impact with the terrain after the aircraft stall.
Contributing Factors
- The CCO of Nature Air and Aero Bell continued the flight with the knowledge that the aircraft's clearance conditions were not suitable for the flight.
- The dispatch presented to the pilot was based on 3 passengers, baggage and fuel in discrepancy with the actual number of passengers, cargo and fuel.
- At the time of passenger boarding and closing of the flight, no dispatcher from any company was present.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.nacion.com/sucesos/accidentes/Avioneta-precipita-Pavas-pasajeros-encuentran_0_1656434355.html
https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/maniobra-de-piloto-de-avioneta-evito-una-tragedia-mayor/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2017 17:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Sep-2017 17:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 05-Sep-2017 21:21 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2017 05:16 | danielcruzd | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Photo, ] |
| 08-Sep-2017 06:42 | Iron_Hell | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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