What happened
During a routine local training session at Pastaza Airport, the crew was performing a series of touch-and-go maneuvers. After completing several circuits, the flight crew intended to perform a full stop landing, which was to be followed by a go-around procedure.
Upon landing on runway 30, the aircraft experienced a loss of directional control. The plane drifted toward the left side of the runway and subsequently veered off the paved surface while traveling at a high rate of speed. The aircraft then collided with an embankment before coming to a final position embedded in nearby vegetation.
Findings
- The aircraft sustained damage that rendered it a total loss.
- Both members of the crew sustained minor injuries during the excursion.
- The primary factor in the accident was the high-speed deviation from the runway centerline following touchdown.