What happened
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A call was received from the regional operations center (roc) on 7/7/2014 at 6:02 pm local that N4602S, a Cessna TR182 s/n 18201353 had experienced a gear collapse on runway 19L of mid Continent airport in Wichita Kansas. It appeared that the aircraft had approached runway 19L from the south and the l/h gear was not down and locked when the plane touched down.
At the accident scene the following was observed :
? The left main gear was nearly in the retracted position
? Hydraulic fluid was covering the underside of the aircraft, from the nose gear aft
? The left wing tip and aileron were damaged
? The left horizontal stabilizer and elevator were bent up mid-span about 10 degrees
Airframe total time (aftt) at the time of the accident was 3157.57, tach time was 38.07. It was also noted that on 07/02/2014 tach 30.63 the nose gear actuator had been removed, resealed and reinstalled in the aircraft by edwards jet center repair station HSRR811E.
privacy data omitted Stated that the aircraft had not had any gear issues prior to the accident flight.
On 7/21/2014 privacy data omitted of yingling aircraft, where the aircraft has been moved following the accident, called this office and said that the insurance company had looked at the aircraft and had discovered that the forward nose gear actuator hose appeared to have been twisted during the last installation, which caused a leak. This office went to their facility and took pictures of the failed hose.
As the FAA filed it
A CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC) ON 7/7/2014 AT 6:02 PM LOCAL THAT N4602S, A CESSNA TR182 S/N 18201353 HAD EXPERIENCED A GEAR COLLAPSE ON RUNWAY 19L OF MID CONTINENT AIRPORT IN WICHITA KANSAS. IT APPEARED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROACHED RUNWAY 19L FROM THE SOUTH AND THE L/H GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED WHEN THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN.
AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE THE FOLLOWING WAS OBSERVED :
? THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS NEARLY IN THE RETRACTED POSITION
? HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS COVERING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, FROM THE NOSE GEAR AFT
? THE LEFT WING TIP AND AILERON WERE DAMAGED
? THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE BENT UP MID-SPAN ABOUT 10 DEGREES
AIRFRAME TOTAL TIME (AFTT) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 3157.57, TACH TIME WAS 38.07. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT ON 07/02/2014 TACH 30.63 THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR HAD BEEN REMOVED, RESEALED AND REINSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT BY EDWARDS JET CENTER REPAIR STATION HSRR811E.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT HAD ANY GEAR ISSUES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
ON 7/21/2014 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF YINGLING AIRCRAFT, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN MOVED FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, CALLED THIS OFFICE AND SAID THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD DISCOVERED THAT THE FORWARD NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR HOSE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN TWISTED DURING THE LAST INSTALLATION, WHICH CAUSED A LEAK. THIS OFFICE WENT TO THEIR FACILITY AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE FAILED HOSE.
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