Cessna 402B N4440K
24 September 1990 · St. Thomas · No injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1990 at about 16:24 local time, a Cessna 402B registered N4440K was involved in an accident near St. Thomas. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Thomas
- Nearest airport
- Cyril E. King (STT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B
- Registration
- N4440K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Juan → St. Thomas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA90LA192
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
SEPARATION OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE TUBE BRACKET ASSEMBLY DUE TO SHEARED RIVETS FROM A PREVIOUS HARD SIDE LOAD LANDING WHICH WAS NOT REPORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER TOUCHDOWN WITH THE GEAR DOWN & LOCKED WHILE TAXIING OFF THE RWY, THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF MAINT., THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BRACKET-ASSY, GEAR TORQUE TURBE, CAME LOOSE AFTER THE RIVETS SHEARED PROBABLY DUE TO A HARD SIDE LOAD LANDING WHICH WAS NOT REPORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1990 | Cessna 402B | Nevis, West Indies | Coastal Air Transport, Inc. | Unknown | - |
| 20 Sep 1990 | Cessna 402B | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Vargas, Ramon B. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Feb 1990 | Cessna 402B | Baker, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 1990 | Cessna 402B | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | Regional Express Company | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1990 | Cessna 402C | Marathon, Florida, United States | Airways International Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1990 | Cessna 402 | Richland, Virginia, United States | KCI Enterprise Inc | No injuries | - |