# Accident 20000420010429A: Smith AEROSTAR 600, Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico, April 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Vieques Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.1230° N, 65.4163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isla de Vieques, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1230&lon=-65.4163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7528S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7528S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000420010429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 4/20/2000, WHILE APPROACHING AND LANDING AT VIEQUES, SUFFERED A HARD LANDING, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES. THE A/C WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WINGS SKINS WERE BUCKLED, AND SOME OTHER MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR JOSE GUEITS WAS AT THE ACCIDENT LOCATION AND CERTIFIED THAT THE GUSTY WEATHER CONDITION EXISTED DURING THAT DATE. VIEQUES IS A NON-TOWERED AIRPORT, AND THEREFORE THERE IS NO WEATHER REPORTING ADVISORY FOR INCOMING TRAFFIC.

## 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 MIA00LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA140), Apr 20, 2000: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N7528S), Vieques, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions during approach to landing resulting in the aircraft touching down hard, short of the runway, and receiving 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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