Accident Canadair CL-44D4 HCBHS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385150
 
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Date:Tuesday 19 January 1982
Time:09:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic CL44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Canadair CL-44D4
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: HCBHS
MSN: 14
Year of manufacture:1961
Total airframe hrs:42851 hours
Engine model:ROLLS ROYCE TYNE MK 515
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Miami, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Miami, FL (KMIA)
Destination airport:Managua, NICARA
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
DURING GEAR RETRACTION, THERE WAS A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AFTER THE NOSE GEAR CAME UP AND WAS LOCKED, BUT WHILE THE MAIN GEAR WAS IN-TRANSIENT. THE PRESSURE RAISED TO 300 PSI WHEN THE AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS TURNED ON, BUT DROPPED RAPIDLY BACK TO ZERO. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND ALL GEAR INDICATORS THEN SHOWED IN-TRANSIENT INDICATIONS. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO LOWER THE GEAR WITH EMERGENCY AIR, THEN WITH A HAND PUMP, BUT BOTH METHODS FAILED. AFTER DUMPING FUEL, AN APPROACH WAS MADE FOR LANDING. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR LOCKED TO THE DOWN POSITION WHILE THE MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELLS. THE NOSE GEAR HELD THE NOSE OFF OF THE RUNWAY WHILE THE TAIL DRAGGED. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC TANK WAS EMPTY. HOWEVER, NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF A RUPTURED LINE OR HYDRAULIC SPILL. AFTER THE PLANE WAS RAISED, THE SOLENOID OPERATED AIR VALVE WOULD RELEASE AIR INTO THE SYSTEM, BUT THE BOGIES FAILED TO ROTATE TO A LANDING POSITION.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA82FA034
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA82FA034

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