# Accident 19990817045019A: Hwksly BH125600A, Las Vegas, NV, August 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1999, 18:17 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0803° N, 115.1524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0803&lon=-115.1524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454DP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY BH125600A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990817045019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) T/O FROM SLN, PILOT FELT SHUDDER JUST AS NOSE ROTATED, 10-15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT RIGHT HYD LOW FLOW LIGHT CAME ON, 10-15 MINUTED LATER LEFT HYD LOW FLOW LIGHT CAME ON. MAIN HYD PRESS DROPPED TO 2300 PSI. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR MLG EXTENSION CONDUCTED ON APPROACH TO LAS. AUX HYD SYSTEM LOW QUANTITY INDICATOR CAME ON INDICATING FLUID TRANSFER BUT MLG WOULD NOT EXTEND. GEARUP LANDING MADE, A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WING LOWER SKIN AND SPARS. FIRE DAMAGE TO AFT FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE FOUND LEFT INBOARD MLG TIRE BLOWN WITH A 33 INCH LONG PEELED SECTION OF TREAD STILL ATTACHED AND THE LEFT MLG ACTUATOR LEAKING HYD FLUID FROM 020 GAP BETWEEN ACTUATOR BODY AND SHUTTLE VALVE/MANIFOLD. BLACK MARKS ON ACTUATOR AND BULKHEAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX99FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA272), Aug 18, 1999: Beech BH 125-600A (N454DP), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the complete failure of all hydraulic systems due to the effects of a main gear tire disintegration on takeoff. Also causal was the manufacturer's inadequate design of the wheel wells, which did not…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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