# Incident 20041028034529I: Cessna 320B, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 28, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2004, 21:30 local time
- Place: Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Alexander Hamilton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N22PT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22PT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320B (registry code 2074508, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041028034529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC INDICATED THAT ON LANDING AND SELECTED DOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO LOCK IN THE DOWN POS. UPON SEVERAL INTENTS, HE SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND LANDED. WHILE TAXIING OUT OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION BY A FSDO A/W INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LDG GEAR CAME OUT OF THE LOCK AND ROTATED TOWARD THE UP POSITION WHICH RESULTS IN THE A/C DAMAGE. NTSB REPRESENTATIVE, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN INCIDENT, MINOR DAMAGE AND WILL NOT INVESTIGATE.

## Other reports on N22PT (2)

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

- [Incident 19960903025789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960903025789I), Sep 3, 1996: Cessna 320B (N22PT), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Aircraft main gear collapsed on landing.
- [Incident 19941021045009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941021045009I), Oct 21, 1994: Cessna 320B (N22PT), Fort Smith, AR. ATC lost transponder contact as 320 climbed then turned back. Cleared traffic. 320 landed. Beleive electric failure.

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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