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| Date: | Tuesday 10 February 2015 |
| Time: | 11:39 |
| Type: |  Cessna 402C Utiliner/Businessliner |
| Owner/operator: | Cape Air |
| Registration: | N223PB |
| MSN: | 402C0105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 34678 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vieques-Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | San Juan, PR (TJSJ) |
| Vieques, PR (TJVQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot was conducting a scheduled commuter flight. The pilot reported that, shortly after touchdown, the airplane encountered a wind gust and subsequently veered off of the runway. During the runway excursion, the landing gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the airframe.
A postaccident examination of the landing gear and braking systems revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures. Although no archived weather information was available at the accident airport, the nearest weather reporting station recorded wind at the time of the accident that would have resulted in a direct 20-knot right crosswind. A review of the Pilot’s Operating Handbook showed that the airplane had a maximum-demonstrated crosswind component of 15 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a strong crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 March 2006 | N223PB | Hyannis Air Service, Inc | 0 | Dorado, PR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2015 21:16 | blueshore | Added |
| 10-Feb-2015 21:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2015 23:28 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Aug-2016 11:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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