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Crash of a Swearingen SA227AC Metro III in Huánuco

Date & Time: Nov 5, 2010 at 1423 LT
Type of aircraft:
Swearingen SA227 Metro III
Operator:
Registration:
N115GS
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lima - Huánuco
MSN:
AC-715
YOM:
1988
Flight number:
LCB1331
Location:
Huánuco
Huánuco
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
7590
Captain / Total hours on type:
553.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
5348
Copilot / Total hours on type:
2050
Aircraft flight hours:
24342
Aircraft flight cycles:
32730
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Lima, the crew continued the approached while the aircraft was unstabilized. Upon touchdown on runway 07, the aircraft landed relatively hard then bounced three times when the crew retracted the landing gear. The aircraft slid on its belly for about 600 metres before coming to rest. All nine occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Erroneous retraction of the landing gear following three bounces on the runway due to an unstabilized final approach and poor crew resource management.
Contributing factors were:
- Although the descent and landing checklists were followed, the crew did not review stabilized approach criteria or procedures for a possible controlled flight into terrain and did not take into consideration the possibility of any go around procedure
- Several call-outs were non-standard while others were missing
- Descent was continued under visual flight rules, approach was unstabilized and not detected by crew
- Speed was too high on touch down while the power levers were not into idle position
- Lack of corrective action on part of the crew when the aircraft was bouncing
- Loss of situational awareness led to the retraction of the landing gear.
Final Report:

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Huánuco: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1994
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Peruvian Government
Registration:
OB-1542
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Huánuco
Huánuco
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Operated by the Peruvian Government, the single engine aircraft was engaged in a survey flight on behalf of the drug enforcement program. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Huánuco, killing all three occupants.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 on Mt Carpish: 31 killed

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1994
Type of aircraft:
Yakovlev Yak-40
Operator:
Registration:
OB-1559
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Juanjui – Tocache – Tingo María – Lima
MSN:
9 64 09 50
YOM:
1976
Flight number:
OD028
Location:
Mt Carpish
Huánuco
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
26
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
31
Circumstances:
Six minutes after takeoff from Tingo María Airport, while flying in clouds at an altitude of 13,000 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Carpish located about 45 km southwest of Tingo María Airport. The wreckage was found in an isolated area on March 5 only. All 31 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A Marquise in Uchiza

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
Operator:
Transportes Aéreos Unidos de la Selva Amazonica - TAUSA
Registration:
OB-1219
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Uchiza - Lima
MSN:
730
YOM:
1978
Location:
Uchiza
Huánuco
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Uchiza Airport, while climbing, the pilot reported engine problems to ATC and elected to return. On approach, he realized that a landing was not possible as weather conditions deteriorated rapidly. He then decided to attempt an emergency landing along the Huallaga River. Upon landing, the aircraft slid for few dozen meters and eventually came to rest upside down. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Fire on the left engine after takeoff for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Beechcraft B90 King Air in Uchiza

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 90 King Air
Operator:
Aero Huaylas
Registration:
OB-1361
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
LJ-451
YOM:
1970
Location:
Uchiza
Huánuco
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, as he was approaching V1, the pilot saw a vehicle on the runway. He attempted to avoid the collision when the aircraft veered off runway and collided with trees. All five occupants escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Beechcraft B90 King Air near Iglesia de Quircan: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1990
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 90 King Air
Operator:
Servicio Expresso Nacional
Registration:
OB-1362
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
LJ-448
YOM:
1969
Location:
Iglesia de Quircan
Huánuco
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
En route, the pilot informed ATC about technical problems and apparently attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a mountainous terrain located near Iglesia de Quircan, about 25 km southwest of Huánuco. All nine occupants were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed L-188A Electra near Puerto Inca: 91 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1971 at 1236 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-188 Electra
Operator:
Registration:
OB-R-941
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Lima - Pucallpa - Iquitos
MSN:
1086
YOM:
1959
Flight number:
LP508
Location:
Puerto Inca
Huánuco
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
86
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
91
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 21,000 feet on a flight from Lima to Pucallpa, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and severe turbulences. It appears that lightning struck the right wing that caught fire and later detached. As the pilot-in-command attempted to stabilize the airplane, turbulences caused a structural failure of the left wing. Out of control, the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in flames in a jungle located in a mountainous area in the region of Puerto Inca. Debris and dead bodies were found in a large area. A female passenger aged 17, Juliane Koepcke, was ejected at impact and was the only survivor. Despite her injuries (a broken collar bone, a deep gash to her right arm, a concussion and an eye injury), she walked away for 10 days and was eventually rescued by lumbermen.
Probable cause:
In-flight loss of control in bad weather conditions following structural failure of the left wing and fire of the right wing due to thunderstorm and severe turbulences.

Crash of a Lockheed L-382B-8C Hercules in Cayaya

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operator:
Registration:
CF-PWO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4197
YOM:
1967
Location:
Cayaya
Huánuco
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The approach to Cayaya Airport was initiated in heavy rain falls and limited visibility. On short final, the airplane was too low and the right wing struck the ground and was torn off. Out of control, the airplane crashed onto the runway and came to rest. All four crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Error on the part of the pilot in deciding to land in adverse weather conditions. The lack of assistance from ATC personnel at the airport was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a Douglas C-54A-5-DC Skymaster near Huánuco: 67 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1967 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Registration:
OB-R-148
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Lima – Huánuco – Las Palmas
MSN:
10284
YOM:
1944
Location:
Huánuco
Huánuco
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
61
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
67
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Huánuco-Alferez David Figueroa Fernandini Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 10,000 feet, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Montañas de Carpish Mountain Range, some 50 km north of Huánuco. The wreckage was found few hours later about 30 meters below the summit. The aircraft was destroyed and all 67 occupants were killed, among them 45 Peruvians, 5 French, 2 Britons ,5 Italians, 2 Belgians and 8 US citizens. They were on their way to the Tingo Maria National Park located west of Las Palmas.
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