# Incident 20030325004429I: Aerovd L29, Danbury, CT, March 25, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2003, 15:25 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82674, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82674) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN (registry code 0564310, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerovodochody-l-29-delfin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Motorlet M-701C (registry code 46000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/motorlet-m-701c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROVD L29
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,270 total, 453 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030325004429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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