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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SEAWIND 3000 · Arlington, WA · July 7, 2002

Date: July 7, 2002 · 17:26 local
Place: Arlington, WA
Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N521GR
Reported as: Amtr SEAWIND3000
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N521GRRegistration cancelled May 13, 2016 · Reece Glenn E SEAWIND 3000S/N 23 · Built 2000 Airframe modelReece Glenn E SEAWIND 3000 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported gear up landing occurred due to landing gear hydraulic system failure. The aircraft landed on the grass at Arlington airport, and suffered no damage. Inspection found a failed relay in the landing gear hydraulic system. This caused the system pump to continue operation after system had built up pressure during last retract of the landing gear. This continuous operation elevated the hydraulic fluid temperature to the point that the system reservoir failed (melted). After the gear up landing, the aircraft was repaired and a higher rated relay was installed in the electrical portion of the hydraulic landing gear system. In addition, an advisory light was installed in the cockpit to alert the pilot of continuous operation of the landing gear hydraulic pump.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED GEAR UP LANDING OCCURRED DUE TO LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE GRASS AT ARLINGTON AIRPORT, AND SUFFERED NO DAMAGE. INSPECTION FOUND A FAILED RELAY IN THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED THE SYSTEM PUMP TO CONTINUE OPERATION AFTER SYSTEM HAD BUILT UP PRESSURE DURING LAST RETRACT OF THE LANDING GEAR. THIS CONTINUOUS OPERATION ELEVATED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TEMPERATURE TO THE POINT THAT THE SYSTEM RESERVOIR FAILED (MELTED). AFTER THE GEAR UP LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND A HIGHER RATED RELAY WAS INSTALLED IN THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE HYDRAULIC LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AN ADVISORY LIGHT WAS INSTALLED IN THE COCKPIT TO ALERT THE PILOT OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC PUMP.

Other reports on N521GR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20050422006239IStarting Engines · Temple Bar, AZ(-23) After completing a water landing, the aircraft battery was drained during restart. During the attempted restart, the aircraft drifted towards the shoreline and the right wing flotation device made contact with rocks.Apr 22, 2005 · Minor damage