What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Incident occurred on 12/10/2011 at approximately 0925, a SD3-60 N221LM s/n SH3722 operated by trans executive airlines of Hawaii departed kona airport (koa) for Honolulu (hnl). After completion of normal climb check list, the pilot observed the left and right hydraulic lights on caution shield illuminate; the hydraulic quantity indicator was also indicating between 6R and yellow. Pilot continued to monitor the hydraulic quantity indicator, the indicator started to indicate the red area and hydraulic pressure began to fluctuating between 500 and 1500 PSI. The crew reduced the speed of the aircraft to 145 knots, and extended the landing gear, pilot noticed the gear took a little longer than normal to indicate 3 green. The crew operated the aircraft at 140 to 145 knots for the continuation of the flight to hnl, the crew advised hnl of the situation, a no flap approach, limited brakes, and no steering once on the ground, the crew also declared an emergency. The co-pilot landed the aircraft on speed, on spot and slowed the aircraft to 75 knots, emergency brakes were applied to stop the aircraft, the crew cleared the active runway with differential power, after turning onto taxiway e, the aircraft rolled onto the grass and the emergency brakes were depleted. The aircraft was then towed to trans executive hangar, no damaged to the aircraft was sustained.
As the FAA filed it
INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12/10/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 0925, A SD3-60 N221LM S/N SH3722 OPERATED BY TRANS EXECUTIVE AIRLINES OF HAWAII DEPARTED KONA AIRPORT (KOA) FOR HONOLULU (HNL). AFTER COMPLETION OF NORMAL CLIMB CHECK LIST, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC LIGHTS ON CAUTION SHIELD ILLUMINATE; THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS ALSO INDICATING BETWEEN 6R AND YELLOW. PILOT CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATOR, THE INDICATOR STARTED TO INDICATE THE RED AREA AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 500 AND 1500 PSI. THE CREW REDUCED THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT TO 145 KNOTS, AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, PILOT NOTICED THE GEAR TOOK A LITTLE LONGER THAN NORMAL TO INDICATE 3 GREEN. THE CREW OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT AT 140 TO 145 KNOTS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE FLIGHT TO HNL, THE CREW ADVISED HNL OF THE SITUATION, A NO FLAP APPROACH, LIMITED BRAKES, AND NO STEERING ONCE ON THE GROUND, THE CREW ALSO DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.THE CO-PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON SPEED, ON SPOT AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO 75 KNOTS, EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT, THE CREW CLEARED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WITH DIFFERENTIAL POWER, AFTER TURNING ONTO TAXIWAY E, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO THE GRASS AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE DEPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO TRANS EXECUTIVE HANGAR, NO DAMAGED TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTAINED.
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