Incident Overview
On August 15, 2015, at approximately 1800 UTC, a Beech 350 aircraft, registration N188RU, experienced a nose landing gear collapse while landing at Juan Jose Rondon Airport (SKPA) in Boyaca, Colombia. The aircraft was operating a personal flight from Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo Airport (SKVP), Cesar, Colombia. The two pilots and nine passengers on board were not injured.
Sequence of Events
During the landing, the airplane contacted the runway and bounced. Subsequently, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the aircraft came to rest on the runway. The crew and passengers egressed without issue.
Damage
The aircraft sustained minor damage to the fuselage, nose landing gear, and engines.
Investigation
This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Colombia. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from:
Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Av. Eldorado 103-15 Nuevo Edificio Aerocivil Bogota, Colombia
Telephone: (57-1) 425-1000 Fax: (57-1) 296-2203
This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Republic of Colombia.