# Incident 19901126062269I: Aerosp ATR42300, Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, November 26, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1990, 07:06 local time
- Place: Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Cyril E King Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TRBA
- 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: N971NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971NA-2002-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- People aboard: 43
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,320 total, 2,710 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91IA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901126062269I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING TO GATE. EYE END OF GEAR BRACE BROKE ALLOWING GEAR TO FOLD.

## 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 MIA91IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91IA032), Nov 26, 1990: ATR ATR-42-300 (N971NA), St. Thomas, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE LOWER ARM DUE TO FATIGUE RESULTING FROM CORROSION FORMATION, WHICH RESULTED FROM IMPROPER DESIGN TO PREVENT CORROSION FORMATION.

## Other reports on N971NA (1)

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

- [Incident 20000621028509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000621028509I), Jun 21, 2000: Aerosp ATR42300 (N971NA), Madison, WI, Minor damage. (-23) Awaiting takeoff clearence, the aircraft was parked with a 12 knot tailwind. The crew got a #2 engine fire light, the fire extinguishers were actived and…

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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