ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140252
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| Date: | 05-DEC-2011 |
| Time: | 12:21pm LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec F |
| Operator: | Ace Flight Center Inc. |
| Registration: | N2589Z |
| C/n / msn: | 27-8154006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Cyril E. King Airport - TIST, U. S. Virgin Islands -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Princess Juliana International Airport - TNCM |
| Cyril E. King Airport - TIST |
The pilot of a Piper PA-23-250 Aztec F reported a malfunction of the nose gear when approaching Cyril E. King Airport - TIST, U. S. Virgin Islands.
Firefighters sprayed down a part of the runway with a fire-suppressant foam before the aircraft landed with an unlocked / undeployed nose gear.
All three occupants escaped uninjured.
Sources:
http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/plane-makes-crash-landing-at-king-airport-1.1241202#axzz1fpUXvygE
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/01_2589Z.txt
http://bjfloor.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/img_5245.jpg?w=775 (photo, credit Berend Jan Floor)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2011 23:59 | RobertMB | Added |
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