# Incident 20010216001579I: Piper PA23, Las Vegas, NV, February 16, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1316P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1316P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010216001579I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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