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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Whtlighting · Montgomery, AL · April 3, 2001

Date: April 3, 2001 · 08:27 local
Place: Montgomery, AL
Airport: Dannelly Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N203PL
Reported as: Amtr Whtlighting
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total1,344 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)On Tuesday, April 3, 2001, N203PL, enroute prattville, AL (1A9) to san marcos, TX while leveling at 6,000 feet after takeoff experienced complete hydraulic failure (main hydraulic line rupture). On landing at Montgomery (mgm) after flying by the tower and receiving the report of "3 gear hanging" pilot elected to land on the runway. The engine was shutdown shortly before touchdown. The gear collapsed and skidded to a stop on the partially protruding gear and fuselage. No fire occurred and only minor airframe damage, propellor destroyed, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2001, N203PL, ENROUTE PRATTVILLE, AL (1A9) TO SAN MARCOS, TX WHILE LEVELING AT 6,000 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF EXPERIENCED COMPLETE HYDRAULIC FAILURE (MAIN HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURE). ON LANDING AT MONTGOMERY (MGM) AFTER FLYING BY THE TOWER AND RECEIVING THE REPORT OF "3 GEAR HANGING" PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE PARTIALLY PROTRUDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE. NO FIRE OCCURRED AND ONLY MINOR AIRFRAME DAMAGE, PROPELLOR DESTROYED, NO INJURIES.