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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC3 · Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands · August 14, 2000

Date
August 14, 2000 · 13:09 local
Place
Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport
Cyril E King Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FIUA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N780T
Reported as
Doug DC3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,750 total97 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Upon touchdown at st. thomas airport, right landing gear collapsed after various seconds of rolling down. Investigation disclosed that a broken pressure hydraulic line that broke upon landing gear down selection, contributed to the depletion of hydraulic oil from reservior, thus not allowing right gear to extend and lock properly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)UPON TOUCHDOWN AT ST. THOMAS AIRPORT, RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER VARIOUS SECONDS OF ROLLING DOWN. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT A BROKEN PRESSURE HYDRAULIC LINE THAT BROKE UPON LANDING GEAR DOWN SELECTION, CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEPLETION OF HYDRAULIC OIL FROM RESERVIOR, THUS NOT ALLOWING RIGHT GEAR TO EXTEND AND LOCK PROPERLY.