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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dehavilland DHC-8-102 · Newark, NJ · May 18, 2013

Date
May 18, 2013 · 01:02 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark Liberty International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
HNAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N934HA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA13FA094
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-8-102
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120
People aboard
34
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
26,000 total20,000 in this make and model158 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

After an uneventful flight from kphl to kewr, crew selected gear down on final to rwy 4R at kewr. Gear indication was left gear not down and locked. Crew initiated a go around and cycled the landing gear with no change in gear indication. Crew initiated an emergency gear extension. Indication was right main and nose gear down and locked, left main gear unsafe. Crew performed fly by of control tower that confirmed right main and nose gear appeared down and left main gear appeared up. Crew completed a gear up landing checklist and landed on rwy 4L. The aircraft remained on center line and came to rest approximately 1930 feet from the displaced threshold. There was no post incident fire. A successful evacuation was initiated. The only damage to the aircraft appeared to be to the underside of the aircraft fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT FROM KPHL TO KEWR, CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN ON FINAL TO RWY 4R AT KEWR. GEAR INDICATION WAS LEFT GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW INITIATED A GO AROUND AND CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR WITH NO CHANGE IN GEAR INDICATION. CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. INDICATION WAS RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE. CREW PERFORMED FLY BY OF CONTROL TOWER THAT CONFIRMED RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LEFT MAIN GEAR APPEARED UP. CREW COMPLETED A GEAR UP LANDING CHECKLIST AND LANDED ON RWY 4L. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON CENTER LINE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1930 FEET FROM THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THERE WAS NO POST INCIDENT FIRE. A SUCCESSFUL EVACUATION WAS INITIATED. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

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