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FAA incident report · Agusta A109A · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · August 3, 2013

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Date
August 3, 2013 · 19:30 local
Place
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N109WJ
Reported as
Agusta A109A
Reported engine
Allison 250-C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
13,648 total1,746 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N109WJRegistered now · Agusta A109AS/N 7218 · Built 1982Airframe modelAgusta A109AEngine modelAllison 250-C20BTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

Aircraft experienced a utility hydraulic system leak. The landing gear failed to extend with normal gear extension procedures. The landing gear emergency extension procedures were used. All gears indicated down and lock except the right hand main landing gear(r/h/m/l/g). During hover landing, the r/h/m/l/g collapsed into the wheel well and the a/c came to rest on the gear doors and fuselage. No main or tail rotor strikes occurred.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A UTILITY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEAK. THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WITH NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE USED. ALL GEARS INDICATED DOWN AND LOCK EXCEPT THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR(R/H/M/L/G). DURING HOVER LANDING, THE R/H/M/L/G COLLAPSED INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND THE A/C CAME TO REST ON THE GEAR DOORS AND FUSELAGE. NO MAIN OR TAIL ROTOR STRIKES OCCURRED.