# Incident 20031125036049I: Piper PA23250, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, November 25, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: St Thomas/Cyril E King
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VAIA
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5623Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5623Y-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031125036049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING APPROACH, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND A HEAVY HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT FLOOR WITH NO GEAR DOWN SAFE INDICATION. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS ACTIVATED BUT GEARS DIDN'T COME DOWN. GEAR UP LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT HYDRAULIC POWER PACK EMERGENCY HANDLE PISTON "SNAP" RING FAILED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PRESSURE. ALTHOUGH EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AS STATED BY PILOT, EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION (CO2) CYLINDER WAS NOT DISCHARGED. OPERATION OF SYSTEM VERIFIED AND FOUNDED SATISFACTORY.

## Other reports on N5623Y (3)

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

- [Incident 20030120007709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030120007709I), Jan 20, 2003: Piper PA23250 (N5623Y), Isla De Culebra, PR, Minor damage. (-23) After landing right main landing gear collapsed on roll out.
- [Incident 19930812035179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930812035179I), Aug 12, 1993: Piper PA23250 (N5623Y), St Barthelemy, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Encountered gusty winds on approach. Made a hard landing, made go around, landed safely. Damaged left gear.
- [Incident 19930606030319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606030319I), Jun 6, 1993: Piper PA23250 (N5623Y), Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Pilot struck a parked aircraft while maneuvering aircraft to gate. Pilot terminated by his employer.

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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