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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · St Thomas, VI · June 10, 2026

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Date
June 10, 2026 · 09:37 local
Place
St Thomas, VI
Airport
Cyril E King
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6ZG
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-J4A5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N6ZGRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3872 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming IO-540-J4A5Reciprocating

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What happened

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During approach to st. Thomas airport (stt) on 6/10/2026 around 9:25AM, PIC contacted stt tower control via frequency 118.8 and was cleared to land runway 10. PIC reported that weather was good, winds calm with no traffic. PIC stated that normal procedures were followed during landing, during the approach flaps where down, landing gear down selected during flare over 1,000 feet markers from threshold. PIC stated that the aircraft touched down was smooth then after felt a light vibration similar to a flat tire and felt the airplane sinking down continued by a skidding grinding noises with the aircraft veered to the left until coming to a complete stop facing north approximately 350° orientation in the runway approximately 2,500 feet from threshold runway 10. PIC stated that no smoke, sparks or abnormal events were noticed during the series of events. Occupants then proceed to evacuate the aircraft while the PIC called tower frequency to inform the situation and within 10 minutes emergency vehicles showed up for assistance. Aircraft power was turned off and secured for assessment by the authorities.

As the FAA filed it

DURING APPROACH TO ST. THOMAS AIRPORT (STT) ON 6/10/2026 AROUND 9:25AM, PIC CONTACTED STT TOWER CONTROL VIA FREQUENCY 118.8 AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 10. PIC REPORTED THAT WEATHER WAS GOOD, WINDS CALM WITH NO TRAFFIC. PIC STATED THAT NORMAL PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED DURING LANDING, DURING THE APPROACH FLAPS WHERE DOWN, LANDING GEAR DOWN SELECTED DURING FLARE OVER 1,000 FEET MARKERS FROM THRESHOLD. PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WAS SMOOTH THEN AFTER FELT A LIGHT VIBRATION SIMILAR TO A FLAT TIRE AND FELT THE AIRPLANE SINKING DOWN CONTINUED BY A SKIDDING GRINDING NOISES WITH THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT UNTIL COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP FACING NORTH APPROXIMATELY 350° ORIENTATION IN THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET FROM THRESHOLD RUNWAY 10. PIC STATED THAT NO SMOKE, SPARKS OR ABNORMAL EVENTS WERE NOTICED DURING THE SERIES OF EVENTS. OCCUPANTS THEN PROCEED TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE PIC CALLED TOWER FREQUENCY TO INFORM THE SITUATION AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES EMERGENCY VEHICLES SHOWED UP FOR ASSISTANCE. AIRCRAFT POWER WAS TURNED OFF AND SECURED FOR ASSESSMENT BY THE AUTHORITIES.