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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hawker MK 11 SEA FURY · Reno, NV · September 11, 2012

Date: September 11, 2012 · 16:15 local
Place: Reno, NV
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4434P
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12LA422
Reported as: Hawker MK 11 SEA Fury
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-4360
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total200 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N4434PRegistered now · Hawker MK 11 SEA FURYS/N WH 589 · Built 1951 Airframe modelHawker MK 11 SEA FURY Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-4360Reciprocating

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What happened

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An unsafe right main landing gear indication was experienced after takeoff. On landing rollout, the right main landing gear & left main landing gear collapsed. During aircraft recovery, after the aircraft was lifted from the edge of the runway, one of the lifting straps broke, causing the aircraft to fall to the ground.

Amended 11/21/2012 roche: examination of the aircraft identified that a failed seal in the landing gear rotary selector control valve caused the landing gear not to lock in the down position.

As the FAA filed it

AN UNSAFE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION WAS EXPERIENCED AFTER TAKEOFF. ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR & LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. DURING AIRCRAFT RECOVERY, AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, ONE OF THE LIFTING STRAPS BROKE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

AMENDED 11/21/2012 ROCHE: EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED THAT A FAILED SEAL IN THE LANDING GEAR ROTARY SELECTOR CONTROL VALVE CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR NOT TO LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12LA422Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportReno, NVThe collapse of the right main landing gear due to failure of the landing gear rotary selector valve seal.Sep 11, 2012 · Substantial damage