# NTSB ERA12WA092: Piper PA-25, Meteropolitana, Chile, November 11, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 11, 2011, 13:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place: Meteropolitana, Chile
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA International Field Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA092
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82435/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82435
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA092

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)
- [Initial climb: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 11, 2011, at 1345 UTC, a Piper PA-25-260, Chilean registration CC-ABM, registered to and operated by Sociedad De Ttrabajos Aeros Aeropacifico LTDA as a personal flight experienced a partial loss of engine power on initial takeoff climb, in the region of Metropolitana, Chile. The airplane cleared the perimeter fence and landed 64 meters from the end of the runway sustaining substantial damaged after colliding with vegetation. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The commercial rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating from Melipilla Airport (SCMP) at the time of the accident. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. Further information may be obtained from: Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics Chile Elena Blanco # 1050 Providencia, Chile 7500000 Telephone: 011 56 02 410 7399 Fax: 011 56 02 410 7632 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for or released by the Government of Chile.

## Aircraft

- Registration: CC-ABM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25 (260)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: LA-260-20023
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Sociedad De Trabajos Aeros Aeropacifico LTDA
- Registered owner: Sociedad De Trabajos Aeros Aeropacifico LTDA
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Departed: SCMP, Metropolitana
- Destination: Meteropolitana

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 2 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Observed at: SCEL

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 8, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82435. 42 KB in all.

- Fopreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 42 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359479&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Fopreign%20Accident%20Statement%20-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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