Convair CV-340 crash, Jan 17, 2011, Charlotte Amalie-Cyri...
Convair CV-340 accident on January 17, 2011 near Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands with no fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: January 17, 2011
- Aircraft: Convair CV-340
- Location: Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain's decision to continue the flight with a backfiring left engine, which led to an engine fire that damaged the brake line and caused loss of directional control on landing.
A Convair CV-340 cargo flight from Charlotte Amalie to San Juan had a left engine that had been backfiring on earlier flights, and it was not maintained. After takeoff the controller saw black smoke, the captain continued, and an engine fire damaged the left brake line. The aircraft landed with asymmetric braking, left the runway and stopped near the perimeter fence. Both crew members survived.