Jasmine Bazán
08/23/2021 18:35
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 08/23/2021 6:35 PM
Last Sunday, a
plane crash
shocked the country.
The parts of a plane that was traveling from the San Fernando International Airport to Punta del Este were found in Sierra de las Ánimas.
The two crew members,
Kevin Alonso Raggio
(27 years old) and
Franco Pamboukdjian
Acevedo (22),
lost their lives.
The exact circumstances of the tragedy are still unknown.
The expert reports will be in charge of the Uruguayan authorities, although national investigators were also accredited, since both the pilots and the registration of the plane are Argentine.
Experts from the aeronautical sector
detailed to
Clarín
the current status of the investigation, what is known so far and how the analysis will continue.
Kevin Alonso Raggio (27) died in the plane crash in the Sierras de las Ánimas, in the department of Maldonado, Uruguay.
Photo: Facebook.
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The meteorological conditions on the day of the incident were not ideal,
but this element cannot yet be identified as the triggering factor: it is one more variable that could have intervened. There is still work on the remains," they explain.
During these first decisive days, the aim is to
collect data from the terrain and others concerning the flight
: from the documentary part, operational dispatch and the weather, to the instruction of the pilots.
The objective is to obtain as much information as possible, without a certain bias, and then
begin to make hypotheses.
The Argentine specialists have to present the
file of the aircraft and the crew
, which is in the possession of the country's aeronautical authority, and send them to the Uruguayan agency.
"
The investigation process does not have a set time
, because it is not required by international regulations. It is mandatory to offer progress in the investigation progressively. If after a year the process was not closed, a provisional report and a proposal of how to continue ", the sources point out to
Clarín
.
In addition, they emphasize that they are not pursuing guilt, but rather outlining safety recommendations to the air navigation system, which help to avoid similar events.
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These accidents are very common
, especially in the interior of the country," they clarify.
The plane of Argentine registration that starred in a tragedy.
Photo: Twitter @aeronauticauy.
The aviation system is divided into two large universes: commercial aviation and general aviation (light aircraft, flight training, aerial work).
The flight that left for Punta del Este belonged to this area.
As airlines handle greater complexity, technology, training, and have larger safety systems,
most accidents occur in the general aviation arena.
"The highest prevalence of accidents in general aviation is due to
loss of control in flight
(Loss of control-inflight, in English), associated with aerodynamic or training problems. Not only locally, but internationally. Another common cause is the called
controlled flight into terrain or mountain
(controlled flight into or Toward terrain), which is
usually loss of situational awareness or disorientation. Behind, there
may be a multiplicity of factors ,
"continue technicians.
Before taking off, a
flight plan
is always stipulated
signed by the responsible pilot, who declares his license, his ratings and those of the aircraft.
In other words, a pre-check is done.
In this case, in San Fernando.
When the cloudiness does not allow to establish visual references with the terrain, as happened on Sunday, it is always necessary to
fly in an instrumental way
: that is, by means of devices that provide precise information about the location and position of the aircraft.
Being faced with
unfavorable meteorological conditions,
the crew members had to have the instrument flight rating, according to the Argentine Civil Aviation Regulations (RAAC).
This remains to be verified, as well as the aircraft's equipment.
Although Uruguay has its own regulation, it respects the international guidelines established by the model regulation on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
The remains of the LV-CVT ship are scattered in a small area.
According to experts, this would indicate that there was no dispersal in flight.
And therefore
a fire probably did not occur in the air.
"But, again, it would be unwise to speculate," they conclude.
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