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FAA incident report · Benjamin William E LANCAIR 360 · New Smyrna Beac, FL · July 7, 2013

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Date
July 7, 2013 · 10:37 local
Place
New Smyrna Beac, FL
Airport
New Smyrna Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6QU
Reported as
Benjamin William E Lancair 360
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,545 total97 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
N6QURegistered now · Benjamin William E LANCAIR 360S/N 001 · Built 2012Airframe modelBenjamin William E LANCAIR 360Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1A4 cycle

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What happened

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Upon extension of landing gear, nose gear (NLG) did not indicate down and locked. Troubleshooting proved unsuccessful. Tower reported 3 down visually. Aircraft landed kevb rw 11 with two green and engine running. NLG collapsed on rollout. Minor damage to aircraft incurred, including prop blades and underside of cowling. NLG locked down when sufficient tail-down force applied; aircraft was towed on its own gear to hangar.

Postflight inspection revealed depleted hydraulic fluid reservoir, and large quantity of hydraulic fluid under both seats. Leakage in several hudraulic tubes confirmed when system pressurized.

As the FAA filed it

UPON EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR (NLG) DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. TROUBLESHOOTING PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. TOWER REPORTED 3 DOWN VISUALLY. AIRCRAFT LANDED KEVB RW 11 WITH TWO GREEN AND ENGINE RUNNING. NLG COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCURRED, INCLUDING PROP BLADES AND UNDERSIDE OF COWLING. NLG LOCKED DOWN WHEN SUFFICIENT TAIL-DOWN FORCE APPLIED; AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED ON ITS OWN GEAR TO HANGAR.

POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DEPLETED HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR, AND LARGE QUANTITY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID UNDER BOTH SEATS. LEAKAGE IN SEVERAL HUDRAULIC TUBES CONFIRMED WHEN SYSTEM PRESSURIZED.