20040129001029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cvac C-131F · Huntsville, AL · January 29, 2004

Date: January 29, 2004 · 14:30 local
Place: Huntsville, AL
Airport: Huntsville International-Carl T Jones
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8277Q
Reported as: Cvac C131F
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R2800CB16
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total3,500 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days

N8277QRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2015 · Convair C-131FS/N 140999 · Built 1955 Airframe modelConvair C-131F Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Crew lowered landing gear for landing at dcu, three green indicators, 1/2 flaps. Attempted full flaps and got no response with indications of hydraulic system failure. Changed destn to hsv. Made normal approach and landing and as aircraft slowed to 60 kt it began to drift into grass on side of runway. Aircraft had no steering and no brakes. Departed runway into grass and stopped. No injuries and very minor damage. Hydraulic line had burst in nosewheel of aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CREW LOWERED LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING AT DCU, THREE GREEN INDICATORS, 1/2 FLAPS. ATTEMPTED FULL FLAPS AND GOT NO RESPONSE WITH INDICATIONS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. CHANGED DESTN TO HSV. MADE NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING AND AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO 60 KT IT BEGAN TO DRIFT INTO GRASS ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HAD NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES. DEPARTED RUNWAY INTO GRASS AND STOPPED. NO INJURIES AND VERY MINOR DAMAGE. HYDRAULIC LINE HAD BURST IN NOSEWHEEL OF AIRCRAFT.