What happened
During a short-distance flight originating from Santo Domingo-Las Américas Airport, the aircraft was performing its approach to Santo Domingo-Herrera Airport. As the flight was on short final approach, the pilot-in-command inadvertently decreased the engine power to an excessive degree. This reduction in thrust resulted in a loss of altitude, leading the aircraft to impact the runway surface with a high vertical velocity.
Following the initial impact, the aircraft bounced along the runway before eventually coming to a stop several hundred meters from the point of contact. While the aircraft sustained damage beyond repair, there were no injuries reported among the six occupants on board.
Findings
- The primary factor in the incident was a pilot error involving improper engine power reduction during the final stages of the approach.