Event MIA90LA192

1990-09-24 ST. THOMAS Airport · STT None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4440K

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 421B

Year of manufacture

1974 · 16 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

8 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19740130

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A55BDB

Registrant of record

KATE & JENNIFER AIRLINES LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4440K Cessna 402B None

Probable cause & findings

SEPARATION OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE TUBE BRACKET ASSEMBLY DUE TO SHEARED RIVETS FROM A PREVIOUS HARD SIDE LOAD LANDING WHICH WAS NOT REPORTED.

Factual narrative

AFTER TOUCHDOWN WITH THE GEAR DOWN & LOCKED WHILE TAXIING OFF THE RWY, THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF MAINT., THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BRACKET-ASSY, GEAR TORQUE TURBE, CAME LOOSE AFTER THE RIVETS SHEARED PROBABLY DUE TO A HARD SIDE LOAD LANDING WHICH WAS NOT REPORTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_MIA90LA192.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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