ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363719
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| Date: | Monday 27 April 1992 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N140RD |
| MSN: | 31-7552051 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6000 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houston, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Amarillo, TX (KAMA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE TOWER A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. A FLYOVER WAS PERFORMED AND A GEAR PROBLEM CONFIRMED. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO FLY AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 04, THE NOSE AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS FOUND DEPLETED OF FLUID AND THE SEAL FOR THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENTION HAND PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SEAL AND THE SUBSEQUENT FLUID LEAK.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA121
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 20:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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