Incident Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche C-...., Thursday 13 January 2005
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Date:Thursday 13 January 2005
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:private
Registration: C-....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Varadero -   Cuba
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Varadero, Cuba (MUVR)
Destination airport:Guatemala (MGGT)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The Instituto de Aeronautica Civil de Cuba (IACC) reported that the Canadian privately-registered, Piper PA-30 Twin Commanche aircraft was taking off from Varadero (Juan G. Gomez) International Airport, CUBA (MUVR) for Guatemala (La Aurora) International Airport, Guatemala (MGGT). During take-off from runway 06, the aircraft overflew intersection ALPHA at a height of three (3) metres. Due to a strong crosswind, the aircraft drifted to the left and made a touchdown with a bounce. The right main landing gear was bent. There was no fire, injuries or leaks of fuel. Two (2) S.O.B. -- no reported injuries.

Sources:

CADORS 2005O0025

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Feb-2010 13:03 slowkid Added
04-May-2017 07:26 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ]
04-May-2017 12:25 TB Updated [Registration, ]

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