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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Coatesvilla, PA · July 7, 2003

Date
July 7, 2003 · 12:25 local
Place
Coatesvilla, PA
Airport
Chester County/Carlson Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2343Z
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total132 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was unable to lower flaps for approach & landing, and had un unsafe gear indication. Aircraft suffered a complete hydraulic system failure due to a total hydraulic fluid leakage from the left main landing gear anti retract hydraulic hose, nose and left main landing gear collapsed on landing. Aircraft damaged was contained to the nose gear doors, the left & right props and main landing gear doors. A m&d report was submitted by the dom of the local FBO. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER FLAPS FOR APPROACH & LANDING, AND HAD UN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A COMPLETE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO A TOTAL HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ANTI RETRACT HYDRAULIC HOSE, NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED WAS CONTAINED TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, THE LEFT & RIGHT PROPS AND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS. A M&D REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE DOM OF THE LOCAL FBO. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N2343Z · 2

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