# Accident 20080601854979A: Aerocd 500B, Charlotte Amal, U.S. Virgin Islands, June 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2008, 16:50 local time
- Place: Charlotte Amal, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Cyril E King Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: B5VA
- Location: 18.3372° N, 64.9733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3372&lon=-64.9733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411FS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411FS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROCD 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1A5
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080601854979A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 12, 2008 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM ST. THOMAS; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL REPORTING THAT ON JUNE 1, 2008 AERO COMMANDER 500B, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N411FS WAS ON ARRIVAL TO CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT (STT) WITH LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTIONS.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH LANDING GEARS ACCORDING TO THE PILOT STATEMENT “ABOUT 20 MILES IN HE NOTED THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE STATED FLUCTUATING, HE MONITORED IT BECAUSE THE AUX WORKS AT 600PSI HE NOTED THE PRESSURE FELL TO 800PSI AND RETURNED TO 1100 PSI; HE REDUCED AIRSPEED AND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEARS LOCKED” THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TWICE LANDING ON THE RIGHT WHEEL TO ATTEMPT TO LOCK THE LEFT GEAR; HOWEVER HIS ATTEMPT FAILED.  THE PILOT INITIATED THE EMERGENCY LOWERING OF THE GEAR, WITHOUT SUCCESS THE PILOT.  FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RIGHT AND NOSE GEAR THE PILOT HELD THE AIRCRAFT AS LONG AS HE COULD, THE AIRCRAFT FELL ON THE LEFT SIDE (LEFT GEAR COLLAPESD) AND SLID TO A STOP.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FROM DOMINICA.

## 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 MIA08LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA149), Jun 1, 2008: Aero Commander 500-B (N411FS), Charlotte Amali, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to identify inadequate clamping of the aluminum line during inspection, and the undetected fatigue cracking of the line which resulted in the loss of hydraulic…

## Other reports on N411FS (2)

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

- [Incident 19910416023029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416023029I), Apr 16, 1991: Gulstm 500B (N411FS), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Gear problem after departure. Diverted and landed. No hydraulic brakes or steering. Gear system hose not fastened.
- [Incident 19900928059189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900928059189I), Sep 28, 1990: Gulstm 500B (N411FS), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Departed taxiway while turning. Nose gear collapsed and a taxiway light destroyed.

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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