# NTSB CEN17WA107: Cessna 402C, N603AB, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, February 11, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 11, 2017, 20:04 local (20:04 UTC)
- Place: Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
- Coordinates: 18.446666, -64.42778 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4467&lon=-64.4278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94750/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA107

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 402C, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md?model=207590R), [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 11, 2017, at 2004 UTC, a Cessna 402C, N603AB, experienced brake failure during landing roll and impacted terrain at the Virgin Gorda Airport (TUPW), British Virgin Islands. The pilot and 8 passengers on board were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the business flight whose destination was TUPW.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the British government. Any further information may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigations Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1252 510300 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1252 376999 E-mail: investigations@aaib.gov.uk This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of England.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N603AB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N603AB-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 402C0603 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C (C)
- Registry model: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 402C0603
- Engines: Continental TSIO-520-VB 325 horsepower reciprocating; Continental TSIO-520-VB 325 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Air Sunshine
- Registered owner: Tropical Transport Services Ltd Inc

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.

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