# Incident 20260610010429I: Piper PA-23-250, St Thomas, VI, June 10, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2026, 09:37 local time
- Place: St Thomas, VI
- Airport: Cyril E King
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3373° N, 64.9733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CYRIL E KING (STT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3373&lon=-64.9733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6ZG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6ZG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-J4A5 (registry code 41655, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-j4a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-J4A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260610010429I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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