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DC-3 Severely Damaged After Runway Excursion In Colombia

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Mark Phelps

April 12, 2022

A Douglas DC-3 retrofitted with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR turboprop engines veered off the runway in San Filipe, central Colombia on Friday (April 8), severely damaging the aircraft but leaving six passengers and the Aliansa Aerolineas Andinas crew uninjured. It remains unclear whether the 79-year-old transport was taking off or landing. Though described as a landing accident in some accounts, video of the accident sequence shows that the flaps were retracted, suggesting the mishap resulted from a rejected takeoff gone wrong, perhaps due to a puncture of the left main tire.

The video footage starts with the aircraft in motion on the runway with the tail up, then shows the tail lower quickly as the crew loses directional control, resulting in a left ground loop. Post-crash photos show the left main tire punctured and damaged and the right main landing gear shorn off. The propellers also exhibit bending, suggesting the engines were producing power on impact.

Colombia’s Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Technical Directorate reported on Friday, “Today, in the afternoon, a DC-3 aircraft with registration HK5016 went off the runway at San Felipe de Guainía airport. The crew and passengers are unharmed.”

According to Colombian news source Semana, an official named Neyder Rentería said, “Initially they tell me it was due to a puncture, but it is not entirely clear what happened.”

In addition to the landing gear and propeller blades, the aircraft suffered extensive damage to the underside of the forward fuselage.

Status:	Information is only available from news or social media reports
Date:	Friday 8 April 2022
Type:	Aero Modifications AMI DC-3-65TP
Operator:	ALIANSA Colombia
Registration:	HK-5016
MSN:	25546/14101
First flight:	1944
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	San Felipe Airport (   Colombia)
Phase:	Landing (LDG)
Nature:	Passenger
Departure airport:	Inírida-César Gaviria Trujillo Airport (PDA/SKPD), Colombia
Destination airport:	San Felipe Airport (SKFP), Colombia

Narrative:
An AMI DC-3-65TP nose down and swung off the runway during landing at San Felipe Airport, Colombia. There were no injuries, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Photos from the accident show damage to the underside of the forward fuselage and propeller blades. The right-hand main gear had collapsed and the left-hand main gear tire had punctured.