20010216001579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23 · Las Vegas, NV · February 16, 2001

Date: February 16, 2001 · 15:00 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1316P
Reported as: Piper PA23
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N1316PRegistered now · Piper PA-23S/N 23-356 · Built 1955 Airframe modelPiper PA-23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Maintenance had been performed on the power pack and and "o" ring changed because it was leaking, ops check complied with no problems. After takeoff the gear handle raised, a catastrophic loss of hydraulic fluid happened. Both airmen are also mechanics, the second individual tried to attempt repairs to no avail. They flew around trying to use "g" forces to get nose gear down no help. Finally landed with both mains down nose gear up. Minor damage to nose of a/c as well as nose gears, upper gear light broken, antenna and both propellers were damaged (they were not feathered pilot choice). After telecon with second person "he stated that a line in hydraulic system broke and caused the loss of fluid". He will send an m or d report. Closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE POWER PACK AND AND "O" RING CHANGED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING, OPS CHECK COMPLIED WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER TAKEOFF THE GEAR HANDLE RAISED, A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID HAPPENED. BOTH AIRMEN ARE ALSO MECHANICS, THE SECOND INDIVIDUAL TRIED TO ATTEMPT REPAIRS TO NO AVAIL. THEY FLEW AROUND TRYING TO USE "G" FORCES TO GET NOSE GEAR DOWN NO HELP. FINALLY LANDED WITH BOTH MAINS DOWN NOSE GEAR UP. MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE OF A/C AS WELL AS NOSE GEARS, UPPER GEAR LIGHT BROKEN, ANTENNA AND BOTH PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED (THEY WERE NOT FEATHERED PILOT CHOICE). AFTER TELECON WITH SECOND PERSON "HE STATED THAT A LINE IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BROKE AND CAUSED THE LOSS OF FLUID". HE WILL SEND AN M OR D REPORT. CLOSED.