20041204031319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cvac 440 · Mc Allen, TX · December 4, 2004

Date
December 4, 2004 · 14:41 local
Place
Mc Allen, TX
Airport
Miller International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
OGCB
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N161FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05LA029
Reported as
Cvac 440
Reported engine
Allison 501D13
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,500 in this make and model300 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) Block 17, aero product A6411 FN-606/606A. On a maintenence flight to check out the propeller on the left engine, the left engine was shut down and restarted. On restart, the left prop would not stabilizer, so it was shut down again. An ILS approach was made to runway 13 at mcallen, TX. At approximately 700 ft., the right alternator tripped off the line losing hydraulic pressure. They tried to regain pressure with the DC hydraulic pump which did not produce any pressure. The plane went off the runway through the airport fence and a ditch. This substantially damaged the plane. The nose gear collapsed and the fuselage was buckled.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BLOCK 17, AERO PRODUCT A6411 FN-606/606A. ON A MAINTENENCE FLIGHT TO CHECK OUT THE PROPELLER ON THE LEFT ENGINE, THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. ON RESTART, THE LEFT PROP WOULD NOT STABILIZER, SO IT WAS SHUT DOWN AGAIN. AN ILS APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 13 AT MCALLEN, TX. AT APPROXIMATELY 700 FT., THE RIGHT ALTERNATOR TRIPPED OFF THE LINE LOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THEY TRIED TO REGAIN PRESSURE WITH THE DC HYDRAULIC PUMP WHICH DID NOT PRODUCE ANY PRESSURE. THE PLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY THROUGH THE AIRPORT FENCE AND A DITCH. THIS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE PLANE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.