What happened
On November 22, 2023, at 13:40 UTC, a Tecnam Astore (registration LV-S048) was conducting a general aviation instructional flight departing from Morón Airport (SADM). Shortly after takeoff, the crew members onboard detected an odor of burning within the aircraft.
As a precautionary measure, the pilot decided to abort the intended flight profile and performed an immediate landing on runway 02. The aircraft returned to its point of origin at Morón Airport without further incident.
The investigation
The preliminary investigation focused on the circumstances surrounding the detection of the odor and the subsequent emergency landing. The flight was operating under Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) and was categorized as a training mission. There were no injuries reported for the two occupants on board, and the aircraft sustained no damage during the landing sequence.