# Accident 19900924048929A: Cessna 402B, Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, September 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1990, 12:24 local time
- Place: Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Cyril E King Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3373° N, 64.9733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CYRIL E KING (STT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3373&lon=-64.9733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4440K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4440K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,230 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924048929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED TURNING OFF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. GEAR BRACKET ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE FROM PRIOR SIDE LOADING

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA90LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA192), Sep 24, 1990: Cessna 402B (N4440K), St. Thomas, substantial damage. 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.

## Other reports on N4440K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980404008759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980404008759I), Apr 4, 1998: Cessna 421B (N4440K), Columbia, MO. Narrative: pilot reported losing engine power from number one engine at cruise altitude. Pilot decided to make a precautionary landing to Columbia Regional…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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