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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hwksly DH1142X · St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands · August 12, 1978

Date
August 12, 1978 · 12:10 local
Place
St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport
Truman
Phase of flight
Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N561PR
Reported as
Hwksly DH1142X
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,005 total9,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Main wheel came off after landing. Axle threads worn excessively.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN WHEEL CAME OFF AFTER LANDING. AXLE THREADS WORN EXCESSIVELY.