ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194707
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 2017 |
| Time: | 12:41 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | HP-1928 |
| MSN: | 31-7612020 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Lorica, between Momil and Purisima -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Golfo de Morrosquillo Airport, Tolu, Sucre Department of Colombia (TLU |
| Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport (CLO/SKCL) | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Piper PA-31 sustained a nose landing gear collapse in an apparent forced landing after an engine problem in a field near Lorica in Colombia.
Probable cause(s)
Inadequate fuel management and incomplete execution of procedures by the Pilot, by not activating in time the fuel supply from the external tanks (OUTBD) to the internal tanks (INBD) for the feeding of the engines, causing the fuel in the internal tanks to run out and depriving the two engines of fuel supply.
Contributing Factors
Deficient flight planning by the Pilot, by not considering the amount of minimum fuel needed, not complying with the current rule on the amount of minimum fuel required for domestic flights.
Loss of situational awareness by the crew member by not performing the required procedures according to the aircraft operations manual.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.webinfomil.com/2017/04/se-accidento-avion-piper-pa-31-navajo.html
2. http://reporteheuristico.com/se-accidentan-dos-avionetas-con-matricula-panamena-en-honduras-y-colombia-una-de-ellas-con-identificacion-falsa/
3. http://www.eluniversal.com.co/regional/cordoba/se-estrella-avioneta-en-cordoba-250572
4. http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Listado%20Incidentes%202017/COL-17-11-GIA.pdf
Media:
@AerocivilCol confirma incidente de aeronave HP1928 cerca a Lorica con un ocupante a bordo ileso. Personal Investigación Accidentes en zona. pic.twitter.com/cylJNIX2V3
— AERONÁUTICA CIVIL (@AerocivilCol) April 9, 2017
Avioneta que cubría la ruta coveñas-monteria. Se estrelló al parecer por fallas mecánicas. El piloto salió ileso. pic.twitter.com/udWOi8mnbT
— Canal Montería (@Canalmonteria) 9 avril 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2017 20:02 | harro | Added |
| 11-Apr-2017 14:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2017 20:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2017 20:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 13-Jul-2020 11:48 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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