# Incident 19991107036499I: Cessna 402C, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, November 7, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1999, 19:00 local time
- Place: Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Alexander Hamilton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYIA
- Location: 17.7466° N, 64.7032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Christiansted, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7466&lon=-64.7032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,567 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991107036499I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING AT STX THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  PASSENGERS AND CREW EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES.  IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR DRAGGED BRACE FAILED.

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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