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| Date: | Thursday 9 November 2023 |
| Time: | 16:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206E |
| Owner/operator: | Cielos Del Pacifico |
| Registration: | HP-512CP |
| MSN: | U20601504 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC/MPMG -
 Panama
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC/MPMG) |
| MPPD | |
| Investigating agency: | OFINVAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft suffered a landing gear collapse during the run up phase prior to takeoff.
Probable causes
Collapse of the left main gear when the aircraft was at the take-off standby point.
Contributing factors
- Heavy corrosion on landing gear.
- Deficiencies in the supervision process by the organisation, by not verifying compliance with the manufacturer's recommendations regarding corrosion.
- Type of operation on short runways
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://portal.aeronautica.gob.pa/upia/archivo/57261_HP-512CP_-08.12.2023_informe_preliminar.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 September 2019 | HP-512 | Private | 0 | San Blas | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2023 09:20 | diegom07 | Added |
| 13-Dec-2023 09:21 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 31-Oct-2024 09:42 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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