Accident: Satena AT42 at San Adres on May 1st, 2024, nose gear collapsed while lining up for takeoff
A Satena Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-500, registration HK-5104 performing flight 9R-8806 from San Andres to Providencia (Colombia) with 45 passengers and 4 crew, was backtracking runway 06 for departure and was turning around at about 07:09L (12:09Z) almost having finished the line up when the nose gear collapsed. There were no injuries.
Colombia's Aeronautica Civil reported the aircraft suffered a nose gear retraction just when the aircraft was about to begin its takeoff roll. All 45 passengers and 4 crew disembarked without injuries. Colombia's Technical Direction of Civil Aircraft Accident Investigation has opened an investigation.