Accident Beechcraft 77 Skipper EC-KNU, Friday 17 July 2009
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Date:Friday 17 July 2009
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE77 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft 77 Skipper
Owner/operator:Costa Blanca Flight Training Centre
Registration: EC-KNU
MSN: WA-263
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Santarém Airport (LPSR) -   Portugal
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Évora Airport (LPEV)
Destination airport:Santarém Airport (LPSR)
Investigating agency: GPIAA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The Beechcraft 77 aircraft, with Spanish registration EC-KNU, suffered an accident when landing at Cosme Pedrógão aerodrome, in Santarém.

Touching down after mid-runway, the pilot was unable to control the aircraft along the centre line, it started veering to the left, entered the sandy runway hedge for about 30m, until the nose wheel collapsed and the aircraft became upside-down, coming to a halt about five metres from the runway side.
Both people on board left the aircraft unharmed.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: GPIAA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

GPIAAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Apr-2025 07:26 ASN Added
12-Apr-2025 09:40 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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