Accident Overview
On 12 February 2018, at 16:40 UTC, a Beechcraft 76 Duchess, registration CS-DCS, operated by Escola de Aviação Aerocondor S.A., was involved in an abnormal runway contact (ARC) at Ponte de Sor Airfield, in Portalegre, Portugal. The occurrence was classified as an abnormal runway contact by the investigating authority.
Aircraft and Operator Information
The aircraft involved was a Beechcraft 76 Duchess, registered as CS-DCS. The operator was Escola de Aviação Aerocondor S.A., a flight training organization based in Portugal.
Investigation and Report
The Portuguese Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Accidents in Civil Aviation and Rail (GPIAAF) conducted a safety investigation into the event. The final report, reference 01/ACCID/2018, was published on 5 July 2019 and revised on 18 December 2020 to include two similar events. The report covers factual information including the flight history, injuries to persons, damage to the aircraft, personnel information, aircraft information (airworthiness, maintenance, landing gear system, weight and balance), meteorological information, aids to navigation, communications, aerodrome information, flight recorders, wreckage and impact examination, medical and pathological information, fire, survival aspects, tests and research, and organizational information. It also includes analysis, conclusions (including causal and contributing factors), and safety recommendations.