# NTSB ERA16WA335: Piper PA34, Yurimaguas, Peru, June 4, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 4, 2016, 17:12 local (17:12 UTC)
- Place: Yurimaguas, Peru
- Coordinates: -5.89361, -76.116386
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-5.8936&lon=-76.1164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: CIAA, Piper Aircraft
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA335
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94340/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA335

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34 (200T)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-7770166
- Engines: Continental TSIO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating; Continental 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.

- Pilot; injuries: none; seat: left

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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