# NTSB MIA83IA206: CASA 212-200 (Casa 212), N429CA, St. Thomas, August 16, 1983

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1983, 20:30 local (Aug 16, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: St. Thomas
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 15 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83IA206
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30830/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83IA206

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS LANDED HARD DAMAGING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING AND ACFT STRUCTURE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N429CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CASA 212-200 (CASA 212) (212-200 (C)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 262
- Airframe hours: 272
- Engines: AIRESEARCH TPE33110R511C 900 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Puerto Rico Inter. Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: SJU, SAN JUAN, PR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: STT, Harry S. Truman, runway 9, 4,658 × 200 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 16,476 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 80° at 9 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Observed at: STT

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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