What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 15, 2009, at 1708 local, inspector stanley santiago was informed by the southern region communication center privacy data omitted that aircraft registration number N403GC a Cessna 402B experienced a left main landing gear collapse upon landing at cyril e king airport (stt) in St. Thomas, U.S.v.I. An aircraft accident/incident preliminary notice received from the stt air traffic control tower (ATCT) indicated that at 1919ZULU time aircraft N403GC landed on runway 10 and the left main gear collapsed and aircraft slid off runway into grass. Stt ATCT controller privacy data omitted was contacted. privacy data omitted Stated that the pilot did not reported problems with landing gear indication. Winds 150/11 and no windshear. Crash and rescue were activated and the airport was closed from 1919 to 1934 zulu time. Aircraft N403GC pilot Mr. Luciano bozzolo, certificate number 2737804, was contacted. Mr. Bozzolo stated that the landing was smooth and normal. He also stated that approximately three seconds after he landed the left main landing gear collapsed. Aircraft eventually veered to the grass in the left at midpoint between the runway and the taxiway. He secured engines, shutdown all electrical power and evacuated along with two paramedics onboard. No injuries were reported. Damage as result form the incident included left propeller blades, left wing leading edge, left wing tip fuel tank, left wing tip rib, left aileron, left fuselage skin near passenger entry door and the left retractable landing light. Additional damage was caused during aircraft recovery. At the time of the incident the aircraft was operated by aero jet international de puerto rico, inc., a 14 CFR part 135 operator, certificate number Q6JA227M.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 15, 2009, AT 1708 LOCAL, INSPECTOR STANLEY SANTIAGO WAS INFORMED BY THE SOUTHERN REGION COMMUNICATION CENTER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N403GC A CESSNA 402B EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE UPON LANDING AT CYRIL E KING AIRPORT (STT) IN ST. THOMAS, U.S.V.I. AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE STT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) INDICATED THAT AT 1919ZULU TIME AIRCRAFT N403GC LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY INTO GRASS. STT ATCT CONTROLLER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONTACTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH LANDING GEAR INDICATION. WINDS 150/11 AND NO WINDSHEAR. CRASH AND RESCUE WERE ACTIVATED AND THE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED FROM 1919 TO 1934 ZULU TIME. AIRCRAFT N403GC PILOT MR. LUCIANO BOZZOLO, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2737804, WAS CONTACTED. MR. BOZZOLO STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND NORMAL. HE ALSO STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS AFTER HE LANDED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY VEERED TO THE GRASS IN THE LEFT AT MIDPOINT BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. HE SECURED ENGINES, SHUTDOWN ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND EVACUATED ALONG WITH TWO PARAMEDICS ONBOARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DAMAGE AS RESULT FORM THE INCIDENT INCLUDED LEFT PROPELLER BLADES, LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, LEFT WING TIP FUEL TANK, LEFT WING TIP RIB, LEFT AILERON, LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN NEAR PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR AND THE LEFT RETRACTABLE LANDING LIGHT. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED DURING AIRCRAFT RECOVERY. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY AERO JET INTERNATIONAL DE PUERTO RICO, INC., A 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATOR, CERTIFICATE NUMBER Q6JA227M.