ERA16WA335

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA34 · Yurimaguas, Peru · June 4, 2016

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
June 4, 2016, 17:12 local (17:12 UTC)
Place
Yurimaguas, Peru
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
OB-1564Piper PA34
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Parties
CIAA, Piper Aircraft
Case key
94340

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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.

Landing gear collapseLanding-flare/touchdownAll aircraft: 1,787 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

On June 4, 2016, at 1712 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-34-200T, Peruvian registration OB-1564, was substantially damaged when the nose landing gear collapsed during landing at Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport (SPMS), Yurimaguas, Peru. The pilot and five passengers were not injured.This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Peruvian Government. Further information pertaining to this accident can be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación – CIAA Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones Jirón Zorritos 1203 – Piso 12 D Lima - 1 Peru Tel.: (511) 615-7488 Fax: (511) 615-7800 This report is for informational purposes and only contains information released by the Peruvian Government.

Aircraft

Registration
OB-1564
Reported as
Piper PA34 (200T)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
34-7770166
Engines
Continental TSIO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocatingContinental LTSIO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Servicios Aereos Tarapoto, doing business as Saeta
Registered owner
Servicios Aereos Tarapoto
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
SPQM · Barranca
Destination
SPMS · Yurimaguas
Airport
SPMS · Moises Benzaquen Rengifo, runway 9, 5,906 × 98 ft, asphalt
Equipment
Stall warning system

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Injuries
None
Seat
Left