Date:	Saturday 22 February 2025
Time:	22:40 UTC
Type:	Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II HP
Owner/operator:	Transportes Comercial y Turismo Aerofriends Limitada
Registration:	CC-PTW
MSN:	32R-8013059
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Location:	Castro-Gamboa Airport (WCA/SCST), Castro, Los Lagos -   Chile
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Castro-Gamboa Airport (WCA/SCST)
Destination airport:	Castro-Gamboa Airport (WCA/SCST)
Investigating agency:	DGAC Chile
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
A Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II HP veered off the runway when the nose landing gear retracted, after colliding a stone while heading the RWY 34 of Gamboa Airport (WCA/SCST), before a "baptism" flight.
The six occupants escaped unhurt and the aircraft received damage to the propeller and engine.
DGAC Chile investigates.

30-day report by DGAC Chile (with images, in Spanish):
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Informe-Preliminar-30-dias-2094-25.pdf


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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
23-Feb-2025 07:10	poxipol	Added
23-Feb-2025 07:10	ASN	Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ]
23-Feb-2025 07:38	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
23-Feb-2025 13:51	RobertMB	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
13-Mar-2025 06:22	poxipol	Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
15-Mar-2025 19:44	ASN	Updated [Accident report, ]