Accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan HP-1345PS, Tuesday 26 July 2011

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Date:	Tuesday 26 July 2011
Time:
Type:	Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator:	Air Panamá
Registration:	HP-1345PS
MSN:	208B0380
Year of manufacture:	1994
Total airframe hrs:	39872 hours
Engine model:	P&W Canada PT6A-114A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Contadora Airport - Panama
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Balboa-Panamá Pacífico International Airport (BLB/MPPA)
Destination airport:	MPRA
Investigating agency:	AAC El Salvador
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Air Panama flight 611, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, departed at 10:31 local time from Marcos A. Gelabert Airport. The flight proceeded normally. At the time of landing, according to the captain’s report, he felt the aircraft turn to the left, veering off the runway and traveling along the sloped edge, impacting trees along the perimeter fence.

CONCLUSIONS.
The cause of the aircraft accident was the escape of air from the left tire of the main landing gear due to the rupture of the tire's inner tube at the moment of contact with the runway, which caused the aircraft to veer left.

contributing factors:
1. The abrupt turn of the aircraft to the left that prevented the pilot from controlling the direction on the runway.
2. The failure to apply reverse thrust to reduce landing speed and stopping distance.
3. The inclination of the left edge of the runway that led the aircraft to an abnormal and uncontrolled path.

Accident investigation: