What happened
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(-23) Enroute from denver jeffco (bjc) to bowman (bpp), pilot selected gear down and gear did not extend. Pilot diverted to Bismarck (bis) for emergency services. Attempted emergency manual gear extension and "felt gear coming down" then lost hydraulic (hyd) pressure. Pilot unable to secure gear in a down and locked configuration declared emergency landing. Landed on runway #21 with left main gear and right wing supporting aircraft and skidded pprox 350 yds before coming to rest. Pilot and pax exited ac without injury. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to both engines, propellers, right lower wing spar, right nacelle structure, lower aft fuselage frames and skin, and the nose & left landing gear assy. Post accident inspection revealed hyd system, drain/fill line and burst causing rapid loss of hyd reservoir contents.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ENROUTE FROM DENVER JEFFCO (BJC) TO BOWMAN (BPP), PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. PILOT DIVERTED TO BISMARCK (BIS) FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES. ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND "FELT GEAR COMING DOWN" THEN LOST HYDRAULIC (HYD) PRESSURE. PILOT UNABLE TO SECURE GEAR IN A DOWN AND LOCKED CONFIGURATION DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDED ON RUNWAY #21 WITH LEFT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING SUPPORTING AIRCRAFT AND SKIDDED PPROX 350 YDS BEFORE COMING TO REST. PILOT AND PAX EXITED AC WITHOUT INJURY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINES, PROPELLERS, RIGHT LOWER WING SPAR, RIGHT NACELLE STRUCTURE, LOWER AFT FUSELAGE FRAMES AND SKIN, AND THE NOSE & LEFT LANDING GEAR ASSY. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED HYD SYSTEM, DRAIN/FILL LINE AND BURST CAUSING RAPID LOSS OF HYD RESERVOIR CONTENTS.
NTSB investigation
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