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FAA incident report · Lear 35A · Van Nuys, CA · May 22, 2002

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Date
May 22, 2002 · 14:55 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EXOA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N32HJ
Reported as
Lear 35A
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total4,000 in this make and model

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was inbound to vny, crew noticed that the hydraulic pressure was a little low during descent. When they selected the flaps and landing gear down, the flaps extended as did the main gear but the nose did not show a green light. They did a fly by the tower and it was confirmed the nose gear was still up. They exited the pattern and followed the check list, and used the emergency landing gear down procedures, the nose gear then extended and now they had three green down lights and two main gear red lights because the inner gear doors were still open. As they landed they got braking action for 300-400 feet then did not have normal braking at all, they selected emergency brakes which does not have anti-skid protection, and all four tires below, the aircraft stayed straight down the runway and stopped with 1/3 of the runway remaining. Other than a hydraulic leak (which is why they lost hyd. Pressure in the first place), four tires, wheel, and brakes there was no damage. Aircraft was towed to maintenance facility.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND TO VNY, CREW NOTICED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS A LITTLE LOW DURING DESCENT. WHEN THEY SELECTED THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR DOWN, THE FLAPS EXTENDED AS DID THE MAIN GEAR BUT THE NOSE DID NOT SHOW A GREEN LIGHT. THEY DID A FLY BY THE TOWER AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL UP. THEY EXITED THE PATTERN AND FOLLOWED THE CHECK LIST, AND USED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR DOWN PROCEDURES, THE NOSE GEAR THEN EXTENDED AND NOW THEY HAD THREE GREEN DOWN LIGHTS AND TWO MAIN GEAR RED LIGHTS BECAUSE THE INNER GEAR DOORS WERE STILL OPEN. AS THEY LANDED THEY GOT BRAKING ACTION FOR 300-400 FEET THEN DID NOT HAVE NORMAL BRAKING AT ALL, THEY SELECTED EMERGENCY BRAKES WHICH DOES NOT HAVE ANTI-SKID PROTECTION, AND ALL FOUR TIRES BELOW, THE AIRCRAFT STAYED STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED WITH 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY REMAINING. OTHER THAN A HYDRAULIC LEAK (WHICH IS WHY THEY LOST HYD. PRESSURE IN THE FIRST PLACE), FOUR TIRES, WHEEL, AND BRAKES THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY.