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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lkheed 18LKHEED · Portmouth, VA · August 13, 2005

Date: August 13, 2005 · 10:55 local
Place: Portmouth, VA
Airport: Hampton Roads Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N30N
Reported as: Lkheed 18LKHEED
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 27,000 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N30NRegistration cancelled May 3, 2018 · Lockheed 18-50S/N 2274 · Built 1942 Airframe modelLockheed 18-50 Engine modelWright C9GC&D seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot noticed a loss of hydraulic pressure on final approach to runway 20, and smelled hydraulic fluid. An attempt to restore hydraulic pressure with the backup electric pump failed, and since the aircraft was already configured for landing, the pilot continued the approach, after performing a successful brake check. Upon touchdown, the pilot noticed that he had no brakes, at which time he called for the engines to be shut down. The aircraft rolled past the end of the runway, into a grassy area, and finally into a ditch, where it finally stopped, after the landing gear collapsed. All occupants evacuated the aircraft, with no injuries. A post-incident investigation revealed that a flare had failed on a short hydraulic line connecting the flap selector valve and the flap shuttle valve, causing the total loss of hydraulic fluid.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT NOTICED A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20, AND SMELLED HYDRAULIC FLUID. AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITH THE BACKUP ELECTRIC PUMP FAILED, AND SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY CONFIGURED FOR LANDING, THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH, AFTER PERFORMING A SUCCESSFUL BRAKE CHECK. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE HAD NO BRAKES, AT WHICH TIME HE CALLED FOR THE ENGINES TO BE SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY, INTO A GRASSY AREA, AND FINALLY INTO A DITCH, WHERE IT FINALLY STOPPED, AFTER THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ALL OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT, WITH NO INJURIES. A POST-INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A FLARE HAD FAILED ON A SHORT HYDRAULIC LINE CONNECTING THE FLAP SELECTOR VALVE AND THE FLAP SHUTTLE VALVE, CAUSING THE TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID.