What happened
During a local training mission operating out of Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport, the crew was performing a series of maneuvers. After successfully completing three landings, the crew attempted a fourth approach. Upon touchdown, the twin engine airplane experienced a heavy impact with the runway surface.
This forceful contact caused one of the main landing gear units to partially collapse. Following the structural failure, the aircraft continued to travel along the runway for approximately 500 meters. The momentum caused the plane to veer off the paved surface and eventually settle in a nearby ditch. There were zero fatalities and zero injuries reported among the two pilots on board.
Findings
- The aircraft sustained damage that rendered it a total loss.
- The sequence of events was initiated by a hard landing during the fourth landing attempt of the flight.