| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 2013 |
| Time: | 08:47 |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23 |
| Owner/operator: | Aerocon |
| Registration: | CP-2655 |
| MSN: | DC-819B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 34960 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-12UHR-701 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sucre-Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) -
 Bolivia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Potosí-Capitán Nicolas Rojas Airport (POI/SLPO) |
| Sucre-Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE/SLSU) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC-AIG |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Swearingen SA227-DC Metro 23 passenger plane, CP-2655, sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident at Sucre Airport, Bolivia. The eight passengers and two pilots on board escaped unharmed.
The airplane had just landed on runway 05 following a domestic passenger flight from Potosí. At a speed of 50 knots during the landing roll the nosewheel steering failed. The airplane swerved to the left and ran down a rocky embankment.
CAUSES (translated from Spanish):
"The investigation determined that the probable cause of the accident was due to a system failure of the nose gear steering, which caused the aircraft to lose control during the landing, and going off the left side of the runway (RUNWAY EXCURSION)."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
La Razon
ICAO Adrep
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