What happened
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(-23)On 12-24-00, at approx. 17:58 local time, amwa flight 5554, a BE-1900-D, N125YV, experienced hydraulic system problems and made an emergency landing on runway 32, at the Pittsburgh international airport, (pit). Flight 5554, was enroute from bradford pa (bfd) to jamestown NY (jhw), when the hyd low light illuminated. The crew used the alternate extension of the landing gear via the hand pump, but had no indication of the nose gear being locked in place. A diversion was made to (pit), along with a fly-by the tower, where amwa maintenance personnel advised the crew that the main landing and nose gear appeared to be down. The landing was made on runway 32 at (pit) and upon landing the nose gear collapsed. Emergency vehicles were on scene, none of the fourteen passengers or two crewmembers were injured. Further investigation revealed that the normal extension flex hydraulic line, on the left main landing gear, had ruptured causing hydraulic fluid loss. Both number one, and number two, propellers were damaged, both engines were also replaced. This information was provided by amwaprivacy data omittedat the (duj) base, submission of this report closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON 12-24-00, AT APPROX. 17:58 LOCAL TIME, AMWA FLIGHT 5554, A BE-1900-D, N125YV, EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PROBLEMS AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, AT THE PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, (PIT). FLIGHT 5554, WAS ENROUTE FROM BRADFORD PA (BFD) TO JAMESTOWN NY (JHW), WHEN THE HYD LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW USED THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR VIA THE HAND PUMP, BUT HAD NO INDICATION OF THE NOSE GEAR BEING LOCKED IN PLACE. A DIVERSION WAS MADE TO (PIT), ALONG WITH A FLY-BY THE TOWER, WHERE AMWA MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ADVISED THE CREW THAT THE MAIN LANDING AND NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 32 AT (PIT) AND UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE ON SCENE, NONE OF THE FOURTEEN PASSENGERS OR TWO CREWMEMBERS WERE INJURED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NORMAL EXTENSION FLEX HYDRAULIC LINE, ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, HAD RUPTURED CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS. BOTH NUMBER ONE, AND NUMBER TWO, PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED, BOTH ENGINES WERE ALSO REPLACED. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY AMWA^PRIVACY DATA ^AT THE (DUJ) BASE, SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
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