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FAA incident report · Short Bros SD-360-300 · San Juan, PR · August 14, 2026

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Date
August 14, 2026 · 20:11 local
Place
San Juan, PR
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UOIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N918GD
Reported as
Short Bros SD-360-300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total
N918GDRegistered now · Short Bros SD-360-300S/N SH-3741Airframe modelShort Bros SD-360-300

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On Friday, August 14, 2026, at approximately 20:05 (l) local time (sju), privacy data omitted was on final approach to Luis muÑoz marÍn international airport. Upon selecting the landing gear down, the pilot in command (PIC) observed a red indication light for the nose landing gear.

The crew notified the control tower of the abnormal gear indication and requested a low pass for visual verification of the landing gear position. Control tower personnel confirmed the gear appeared down, and the crew subsequently declared an emergency.

privacy data omitted Landed safely on runway 10 at 20:21L. While exiting runway 10 at taxiway S5, the nose landing gear collapsed. No injuries were reported. Runway 10 was closed until 22:32L, and the aircraft was towed to apron 5.

Post-accident examination of the aircraft revealed that the nose landing gear failed to lock due to an actuator failure, which provided insufficient force to extend the gear into the locked position. Maintenance replaced the actuator and performed an operational check, confirming proper gear operation and indication. Additional minor skin damage was inspected and repaired in accordance with (iaw) the aircraft structural repair manual (srm).

As the FAA filed it

ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 20:05 (L) LOCAL TIME (SJU), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO LUIS MUÑOZ MARÍN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. UPON SELECTING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OBSERVED A RED INDICATION LIGHT FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

THE CREW NOTIFIED THE CONTROL TOWER OF THE ABNORMAL GEAR INDICATION AND REQUESTED A LOW PASS FOR VISUAL VERIFICATION OF THE LANDING GEAR POSITION. CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN, AND THE CREW SUBSEQUENTLY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY 10 AT 20:21L. WHILE EXITING RUNWAY 10 AT TAXIWAY S5, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. RUNWAY 10 WAS CLOSED UNTIL 22:32L, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO APRON 5.

POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DUE TO AN ACTUATOR FAILURE, WHICH PROVIDED INSUFFICIENT FORCE TO EXTEND THE GEAR INTO THE LOCKED POSITION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ACTUATOR AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK, CONFIRMING PROPER GEAR OPERATION AND INDICATION. ADDITIONAL MINOR SKIN DAMAGE WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL (SRM).