# Incident 20100506034109I: Hawker Airc HAWKER HUNT, Nas Ventura Cou, CA, May 6, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2010, 14:00 local time
- Place: Nas Ventura Cou, CA
- Airport: Point Mugu Nas (Naval Base Ven
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N330AX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N330AX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawker HAWKER HUNTER MK.58 (registry code 4231004, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-hawker-hunter-mk-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AVON MK 203 (registry code 54230, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-avon-mk-203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER AIRC HAWKER HUNT
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC AVON MK 203
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100506034109I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 6, 2010, N330AX, A HAWKER HUNTER, LANDED GEAR-UP ON THE RUNWAY AT NAS VENTURA COUNTY (NTD). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT EXTERNAL WING TANKS. ADDITIONALLY, A VHF ANTENNA LOCATED ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE EXTERNAL FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY EXCEPT FOR RESIDUAL FUEL.  A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS SPILLED ON THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY TEN GALLONS, AND WAS CONTAINED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.  THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT WAS PART OF A TWO SHIP FLIGHT.  THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS AN A-4. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS A QUALIFICATION FLIGHT FOR THE A-4. THE MISHAP PILOT WAS FLYING AS THE CHASE IN THE HAWKER HUNTER.  THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT COMPLETED THE AIR WORK WITH THE A-4 AND RETURNED TO NTD.  THE MISSION WAS PLANNED WITH EXTRA FUEL AND BOTH AIRCRAFT BURNED THE EXCESSIVE FUEL IN ORDER TO OBTAIN LANDING WEIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN PERFORMING LOW APPROACHES.  THE A-4 LANDED FIRST AFTER THE PATTERN WORK WAS COMPLETED. THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT CALLED MID-FIELD ABEAM TO THE TOWER REPORTING GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BASE TO FINAL AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY ON THE EXTERNAL TANKS.  HUMAN FACTORS, THE HAWKER HUNTER AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE A LANDING GEAR HANDLE WITH LIGHTS INSTALLED.  ADDITIONALLY THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE A LANDING GEAR CONFIGURATION WARNING SYSTEM.  THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A PUSH-PULL BUTTON LOCATED ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT JUST FORWARD OF THE THROTTLES. ALSO, THE LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATING SYSTEM IS BELOW AND TO THE LEFT OF THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATION SWITCH. THE SYSTEM CONSISTS OF THREE SMALL PEANUT LIGHTS AND VISIBILITY OF THESE LIGHTS TO THE PILOT CAN BE OBSCURED.  THE MISHAP PILOT IS A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE OF UPS AS A CAPTAIN QUALIFIED IN THE B-757.  ADDITIONALLY, THE MISHAP PILOT IS A PART TIME PILOT EMPLOYED BY ATAC. HE IS QUALIFIED IN THE A-4 AND HAWKER HUNTER.  THE FOLLOWOING FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT: (1) THE DESIGN OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR SYSTEM; (2)THE PILOT BEING QUALIFIED IN THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF AIRCRAFT THAT WERE BUILT BY THREE DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS .

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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