Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Nov 5, 2010, Huánuco
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on November 5, 2010 near Huánuco, Huánuco, Peru with no fatalities. Cause: Gear retraction during repeated bounces...
- Date: November 5, 2010
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Huánuco, Huánuco, Peru
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Gear retraction during repeated bounces after an unstabilised approach, with poor crew resource management, non-standard call-outs and loss of situational awareness.
A LC Busre Metro III from Lima made an unstabilised approach to Huanuco and touched down relatively hard. It bounced three times, and the crew retracted the landing gear during the bounces, so the aircraft slid about 600 m on its belly. All nine occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.