# Incident 20020810026289I: Piper PA23250, Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, August 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2002, 08:55 local time
- Place: Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Virgin Gorda
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4500° N, 64.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4500&lon=-64.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65CT-2007-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 855 total, 570 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02WA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02WA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810026289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE EXECUTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING AT VIRGIN GORDA (TUPW) THE AIRCRAFT PA-23-250 PIPER AZTEC N65CT EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT AS FOLLOWS: THE PILOT WAS DOING A SHORT APPROACH IN A VERY DIFFICULT AIRPORT AT VIRGIN GORDA. THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCH DOWN DUE TO THE PREVALENT RIGHT CROSS WIND, AND AVERY HIGH OBSTACLE AT THE APPROACH END RUNWAY 020, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED COUPLE TIMES AT THE RUNWAY. MR. MILLER LOST CONTROL OF THE MENTIONED AIRCRAFT, THEN HE APPLIED FULL POWER, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO AROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST AT THE BEACH IN APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET OF WATER.

## 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 MIA02WA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02WA151), Aug 10, 2002: Piper PA-23-250B (N65CT), Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, 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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