ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294691
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| Date: | Friday 6 August 2004 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna TR182 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4657S |
| MSN: | R18201369 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1686 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-L3C5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Torrance, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Torrance Airport, CA (TOA/KTOA) |
| Carlsbad-McClellan-Palomar Airport, CA (CLD/KCRQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed with the airplane's landing gear partially extended following a failure of a hydraulic supply line. While in cruise flight the pilot heard a bang from under the airplane, and at the same time the gear up light on the instrument panel went out. He cycled the landing gear switch with no effect. He then pumped the manual landing gear handle with no effect. The gear down light did not illuminate. The pilot decided to return to the airport, and after discussing the situation with the tower he landed with the nose gear down and the main gear about halfway down. Examination of the airplane revealed that a braided hydraulic line leading to the nose gear hydraulic actuator had separated and pulled out of its connector fitting. Red fluid was on the airplane's skin behind the nose gear. A review of the maintenance logbook revealed that the airplane had its annual inspection signed off on April 13, 2004. During that inspection one of the two nose gear hydraulic actuator lines had been replaced. The newly installed hydraulic line was not the one that failed. According to the manufacturer, the hydraulic hose for the nose gear is inspected "on condition" and replacement is at the discretion of the inspecting mechanic or the airplane owner.
Probable Cause: A wheels up landing due to the failure of the hydraulic hose leading to the nose gear actuator, which depleted the hydraulic system of pressurized fluid.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX04LA287
History of this aircraft
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| 31 October 2016 | N4657S | Private | 0 | Watertown, NY | |
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| Gear collapse | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Oct-2022 08:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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