Lima - Huánuco

On November 5, 2010 at 02:23 PM, Lima - Huánuco experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA227 Metro III, operated by LC Busre, with the event recorded near Huánuco Huánuco.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Lima, the crew continued the approached while the aircraft was unstabilized. Upon touchdown on runway 07, the aircraft landed relatively hard then bounced three times when the crew retracted the landing gear. The aircraft slid on its belly for about 600 metres before coming to rest. All nine occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N115GS, MSN AC-715, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -9.9369°, -76.2394°.