Aerocon SW4 at Sucre on Aug 20th 2013, runway excursion
Last Update: August 22, 2013 / 13:54:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2013
Classification
Accident
Cause
Runway excursion
Flight number
A4-228
Departure
Potosi, Bolivia
Destination
Sucre, Bolivia
Aircraft Registration
CP-2655
Aircraft Type
FAIRCHILD (1) SA-227CC Metro
ICAO Type Designator
SW4
Airport ICAO Code
SLSU
Bolivia's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have opened an investigation into the accident, the black boxes were recovered.
The airline confirmed their flight 228 veered off the runway, there were no injuries, the right hand propeller and the nose section of the aircraft were badly damaged, the causes of the accident are being investigated, a brakes problem and/or a blown tyre are being suspected.
Metars:
SLSU 201400Z 01005KT 9999 NSC 15/05 Q1030
SLSU 201300Z 05004KT 9999 NSC 13/05 Q1029
SLSU 201200Z 03004KT 9999 NSC 10/M03 Q1029
SLSU 201100Z 00000KT 9999 NSC 06/M01 Q1028
SLSU 201000Z 00000KT 9999 NSC 06/M00 Q1028
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 20, 2013
Classification
Accident
Cause
Runway excursion
Flight number
A4-228
Departure
Potosi, Bolivia
Destination
Sucre, Bolivia
Aircraft Registration
CP-2655
Aircraft Type
FAIRCHILD (1) SA-227CC Metro
ICAO Type Designator
SW4
Airport ICAO Code
SLSU
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