# Accident 19981223046939A: Cessna 402B, San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1998, 10:06 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: San Juan/Puerto Rico International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IMYA
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8203Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8203Q-2000-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981223046939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TOL-AIR FLIGHT 203, A C-402B PILOTED BY MR. WILLIAM FORD WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT RWY 10 AT LMM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WITH THE IMPACT AND THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE RUSULTING IN A FIRE.

## 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 MIA99LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA053), Dec 23, 1998: Cessna 402B (N8203Q), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft. The reason for the reported engine surging is undetermined.

## Other reports on N8203Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19981027038669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981027038669I), Oct 27, 1998: Cessna 402B (N8203Q), St Kitts, SX, Minor damage. (-5)Right main landing gear collapsed right after touchdown. Aircraft suffered minor damage.
- [Incident 19790412014119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412014119I), Apr 12, 1979: Cessna 402B (N8203Q), Lexington, KY. Failure of elevator trim tab actuator was due to excessive wear on jackscrew threads. Pn 1260074-4
- [Accident 19741203040259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741203040259A), Dec 3, 1974: Cessna 402B (N8203Q), PA, Substantial damage

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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