ERA10WA149

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA32 · Santiago, Ecuador · February 6, 2010

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
February 6, 2010, 10:20 local (16:20 UTC)
Place
Santiago, Ecuador
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
HC-BODPiper PA32
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Part(s) separation from AC
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Parties
IFO/FAA
Case key
75402

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Part(s) separation from ACLanding-landing rollAll aircraft: 563 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

On February 6, 2010, about 1020 central standard time, a Piper PA-32-300, of Ecuadorian registration, HC-BOD, registered to and operated by Fundacion Amazonia Verde, separated the left main wheel during the landing roll at the Mashuim Airstrip, Santiago, Ecuador. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot was not injured and the airplane incurred minor damage. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. Any further information can be obtained from: Direccion General de Aviacion Civil Departamento de Seguridad de Vuelo Buenos Aires 149 Y 10 de Agusto Casilla 2077 Quito, Republica del Ecuador Fax; 593-2- 223-8352 This information is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained for, the government of Ecuador.

Aircraft

Registration
HC-BOD
Reported as
Piper PA32 (300)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
40531
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Fundacion Amazonia Verde
Registered owner
Fundacion Amazonia Verde
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
Sucua, Ecuador
Destination
Mashuim
Airport
Mashuim

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
10,000 ft broken
Temperature
64 °F, dew point 55 °F
Altimeter
30.40 inHg
Observed at
SELT

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 9, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 9 KB in all.