Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Aug 20, 2013, Sucre-Jua...
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on August 20, 2013 near Sucre-Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Chuquisaca, Bolivia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of...
- Date: August 20, 2013
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Sucre-Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control after landing, attributed to failure of the nosewheel steering system.
An Aerocon Swearingen Metro (CP-2655) flying scheduled flight AEK228 from Potosi landed at Sucre, Bolivia, in good weather. About 50 knots after touchdown the aircraft swung left, pivoted about 90 degrees, left the runway and stopped in a rocky ditch. There was no fire, all 10 occupants got out safely, and the aircraft was written off.