GAA18WA590

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Commander 500 · Canefield Airoprt, Dominica · July 27, 2018

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
July 27, 2018, 13:33 local (13:33 UTC)
Place
Canefield Airoprt, Dominica
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N590DRAero Commander 500
Defining event
Landing: Landing gear collapse
Weather
Visual (VMC)
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100027

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

The government of Dominica has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AERO COMMANDER 500 airplane that occurred on July 27, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Dominica's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Dominica.

Aircraft

Registration
N590DR
Reported as
Aero Commander 500 (S)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1817-23
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Express Carriers Inc
Registered owner
Dean A Richardson
Departed
TIST · St Thomas
Destination
TDCF · Canefield

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC)