20030325004429I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerovd L29 · Danbury, CT · March 25, 2003

Date: March 25, 2003 · 15:25 local
Place: Danbury, CT
Airport: Danbury Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N82674
Reported as: Aerovd L29
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,270 total453 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N82674Registered now · Aerovodochody L-29 DELFINS/N 892830 · Built 1968 Airframe modelAerovodochody L-29 DELFIN Engine modelMotorlet M-701CTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) On approach to dandury municipal airport pilot selected gear down. Nose landing gear failed to come down with normal hydraulic system or emergency extention system. Examination of the aircraft revealed evidence of hydraulic fluid on the lower fuselage area near the engine compartment. Further examination revealed a cracked pressure hose attached to the hydraulic pump.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH TO DANDURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO COME DOWN WITH NORMAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OR EMERGENCY EXTENTION SYSTEM. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE AREA NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED A CRACKED PRESSURE HOSE ATTACHED TO THE HYDRAULIC PUMP.