ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III LV-AOR Rincón de Los Sauces Airport, NE (RDS)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Thursday 25 January 1996
Time:21:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III
Operator:Transportes Aéreos Neuquén - TAN
Registration: LV-AOR
MSN: AC-478
First flight: 1981
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Rincón de Los Sauces Airport, NE (RDS) (   Argentina)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Chos Malal-Oscar Reguera Airport, NE (HOS/SAHC), Argentina
Destination airport:Rincón de Los Sauces Airport, NE (RDS/SAHS), Argentina
Flightnumber: 413
Narrative:
The Metro III touched down just short of the runway edge. It suffered a gear collapse when striking the runway edge, causing severe damage to the wing and propellers.

Probable Cause:

CAUSA PROBABLE: "Choque del tren de aterrizaje de la aeronave contra un pequeño desnivel en el suelo debido a que se hizo contacto con el terreno antes de los límites de la pista, provocando la retracción del tren de aterrizaje principal izquierdo y otros daños de importancia al impactar luego con desniveles en el suelo de mayor significación al costado de la pista.
Fueron factores contribuyentes la no consideración por parte de los operadores, de las restricciones que se habían impuesto al aeródromo. La probable acción de posibles corrientes de aire descendentes cercanas al suelo."


PROBABLE CAUSE: "The landing gear of the aircraft struck a small gap in the ground because they made contact with the ground before the limits of the runway, causing the retraction of the left main landing gear and other significant damage on impact with then unevenness in the soil on the side of the runway.
Contributing factors:
The failure by operators to consider the restrictions that were imposed on the airfield.
The result of possible downdraught near the ground.

Sources:
» SouthAmerican Commercial Airliner News (SCAN)
» Junta de Investigaciones de Accidente de Aviación Civil (JIAAC), DISPOSICIÓN N° 74/98


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Distance from Chos Malal-Oscar Reguera Airport, NE to Rincón de Los Sauces Airport, NE as the crow flies is 116 km (73 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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