20010424007439I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Conaer LA4200 · West Palm Beach, FL · April 24, 2001

Date: April 24, 2001 · 16:50 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Lorth Palm Beach County Gen Av
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: CGPXH
Reported as: Conaer LA4200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 502 total432 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)Canadian registered aircraft and pilot had been doing touch and go at indiantown airport returned to F45 (north county) for landing after hearing hydraulic pump cycle several times. Pilot selected gear down at F45 gear would not fully extend and could not gear to retract to full up position. Pilot declared to ATC emergency with Palm Beach county fire and police responding. Landing at F45 grass strip adjacent to rwy 13/31 at F45 with gear partially extended. Landing on grass was controlled sucessfully with no injuries to pilot. Aircraft cleared from grass at am next day. Post incident inspection revealed minor damage to nose landing door and hinges and skinned paint on full from grass landing. Flap actuator seal leaking fluid caused loss of hydraulic fluid and pressure. Replaced seals (3) listed by part number on page one of the report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)CANADIAN REGISTERED AIRCRAFT AND PILOT HAD BEEN DOING TOUCH AND GO AT INDIANTOWN AIRPORT RETURNED TO F45 (NORTH COUNTY) FOR LANDING AFTER HEARING HYDRAULIC PUMP CYCLE SEVERAL TIMES. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AT F45 GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND AND COULD NOT GEAR TO RETRACT TO FULL UP POSITION. PILOT DECLARED TO ATC EMERGENCY WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE AND POLICE RESPONDING. LANDING AT F45 GRASS STRIP ADJACENT TO RWY 13/31 AT F45 WITH GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. LANDING ON GRASS WAS CONTROLLED SUCESSFULLY WITH NO INJURIES TO PILOT. AIRCRAFT CLEARED FROM GRASS AT AM NEXT DAY. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING DOOR AND HINGES AND SKINNED PAINT ON FULL FROM GRASS LANDING. FLAP ACTUATOR SEAL LEAKING FLUID CAUSED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PRESSURE. REPLACED SEALS (3) LISTED BY PART NUMBER ON PAGE ONE OF THE REPORT.