From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon landing at Rifle, CO, on runway 26, the high pressure hyraulic line from the left engine failed, causing loss of brakes and complete hydraulic failure. The pilot states he turned on the standby hydraulic pump and deployed the emergency parachute. The aircraft rolled off the runway and onto the dirt overrun. No damage to the aircraft, other than the failed hydraulic line. No injuries to the passenger or crew. Upon examination, there was a one inch crack in the hydraulic line which led to a complete loss of hydraulic fluid. Pk air charter, the operator of the aircraft states the crack was due to age, vibration, and fatigue of the hydraulic line.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LANDING AT RIFLE, CO, ON RUNWAY 26, THE HIGH PRESSURE HYRAULIC LINE FROM THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES AND COMPLETE HYDRAULIC FAILURE. THE PILOT STATES HE TURNED ON THE STANDBY HYDRAULIC PUMP AND DEPLOYED THE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE DIRT OVERRUN. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, OTHER THAN THE FAILED HYDRAULIC LINE. NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER OR CREW. UPON EXAMINATION, THERE WAS A ONE INCH CRACK IN THE HYDRAULIC LINE WHICH LED TO A COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. PK AIR CHARTER, THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT STATES THE CRACK WAS DUE TO AGE, VIBRATION, AND FATIGUE OF THE HYDRAULIC LINE.
Other reports on N40PK · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.