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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 404 · Springfield, MO · December 14, 2010

Date: December 14, 2010 · 17:56 local
Place: Springfield, MO
Airport: Springfield-Branson National
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N404CP
Reported as: Cessna 404
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,940 total4,700 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N404CPRegistered now · Cessna 404S/N 404-0238 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 404 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot and camera operator departed khro for local flight. After gear and flap retraction, the pilot noticed a mist of hydraulic fluid by the co-pilot seat. At this time, left and right hydraulic flow indicator lights were illuminated. The pilot made several attempts to lower the landing gear to no avail. A gear-up landing was accomplished at Springfield -Branson National airport, (sgf), Springfield, Missouri, with minimal airframe damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT AND CAMERA OPERATOR DEPARTED KHRO FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. AFTER GEAR AND FLAP RETRACTION, THE PILOT NOTICED A MIST OF HYDRAULIC FLUID BY THE CO-PILOT SEAT. AT THIS TIME, LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC FLOW INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR TO NO AVAIL. A GEAR-UP LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT SPRINGFIELD -BRANSON NATIONAL AIRPORT, (SGF), SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, WITH MINIMAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE.