# Accident 20090606008569A: Cessna 404, Denver, CO, June 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2009, 19:58 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 39.5703° N, 104.8494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5703&lon=-104.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37127, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 125 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090606008569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 5, 2009 AT 19:58 MST AIRCRAFT N37127, A CESSNA 404 SERIAL NUMBER 404-0114, EXPERIENCED A GEAR-UP LANDING DAMAGING BOTH PROPS, SEVERAL LOWER ANTENNAS,WING SPAR AND UNDERBELLY SKIN (SUBSTANTIAL).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM ALAMOSA, CO. TO DENVER INTERNATIONAL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST HYDAULIC PRESSURE.  THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO CENTENNIAL AIRPORT.  AFTER COMMUNICATING WITH MAINTENANCE ON THE GROUND AND AFTER THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTEND SYSTEM FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR, THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 35L.  NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND.  INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED A HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AREA AND THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTEND ACCUMULATOR LINE FAILED AT THE FLARE WHICH RENDERED THE SYSTEM USELESS (SDR SUBMITTED #KY7A14634)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA343), Jun 6, 2009: Cessna 404 (N37127), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear to extend due to the failure of a hydraulic line.

## Other reports on N37127 (2)

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

- [Incident 20130619021249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130619021249I), Jun 19, 2013: Cessna 404 (N37127), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. During the landing phase at kden the nose gear failed to extend. The pilot aborted landing and diverted to kapa after burning of excess fuel and attempting…
- [Incident 19860220008699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860220008699I), Feb 20, 1986: Cessna 404CESSNA (N37127), Benton Harbor, MI. Aircraft slid off runway center on rollout. Left main contacted snow ridge which was 2 feet inside runway edge.

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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