Accident Cessna 337H Super Skymaster CC-CGB,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164659
 
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Date:Monday 10 March 2014
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C337 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 337H Super Skymaster
Owner/operator:Línea Aérea Costa Norte Limitada
Registration: CC-CGB
MSN: 33701941
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Accident
Location:Diego Aracena airport, Iquique -   Chile
Phase: Landing
Nature:
Departure airport:SCAR
Destination airport:SCDA
Investigating agency: DGAC Chile
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Aircraft had not locked down its nose landing gear, having to perform a wheels-up landing on Diego Aracena airport, no person was injured and aircraft had damage in the lower part of the fuselage only.

ACCIDENT CAUSE
The cause of the accident was that the pin, the socket and its respective safety pin, which connects the Uplock Actuator with the Uplock Hook, were not installed in their position, preventing the lowering of the nose gear.
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Lack of supervision in carrying out maintenance work on the nose wheel landing gear.
Incomplete and incorrect maintenance work performed by the specialist, allowing the nose wheel mechanism to disengage in flight.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: DGAC Chile
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.estrellaiquique.cl/impresa/2014/03/11/full/6/
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/portalweb/rest-portalweb/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites%20content/live/dgac/categories/accidentes/investigacion/informe-tecnicos-2014/documents/1707-20151203.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Mar-2014 18:39 Anon. Added
07-Aug-2020 15:06 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Aug-2020 15:08 harro Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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