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FAA incident report · Cessna 650 · Sanford, FL · March 30, 2018

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Date
March 30, 2018 · 17:18 local
Place
Sanford, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N126MT
Reported as
Cessna 650
Reported engine
Garrett TFE-731 series
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total3,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N126MTRegistration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Cessna 650S/N 650-0044 · Built 1984Airframe modelCessna 650Engine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

While in cruise flight 80 miles west of Sanford international airport, aircraft N126MT experienced a hydraulic emergency. The aircraft warning system notified the PIC that the reservoir was low and the aircraft was losing hydraulic pressure. As the crew referenced the emergency checklist they declared an emergency and requested to be diverted to Sanford international airport due to previous knowledge of the field and crash rescue resources. Upon entering the airspace the crew could not deploy the landing gear due to the loss of hydraulic fluid; only the nose gear extended. After an hour of loitering the aircraft was able to receive help from the tower in using the emergency gear release and extended the main landing gear. The aircraft was then able to make a safe landing on the active runway. After landing the PIC decided to taxi the aircraft under power to the FBO ramp while emergency services followed. The aircraft taxied with both enginesat a high rate of speed from taxiway bravo to the million air ramp. The PIC tried to execute a right turn down the ramp in-between a row of aircraft and allowed the right leading edge of the wing to strike a parked aircraft. The PIC then tried to used the emergency break to stop the aircraft but was unable. The aircraft pivoted on the right main gear and did a 180 degree turn striking another Cessna that was parked until it came to a full stop.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT 80 MILES WEST OF SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT N126MT EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT WARNING SYSTEM NOTIFIED THE PIC THAT THE RESERVOIR WAS LOW AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. AS THE CREW REFERENCED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED TO BE DIVERTED TO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIELD AND CRASH RESCUE RESOURCES. UPON ENTERING THE AIRSPACE THE CREW COULD NOT DEPLOY THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID; ONLY THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. AFTER AN HOUR OF LOITERING THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE HELP FROM THE TOWER IN USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR RELEASE AND EXTENDED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. AFTER LANDING THE PIC DECIDED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT UNDER POWER TO THE FBO RAMP WHILE EMERGENCY SERVICES FOLLOWED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED WITH BOTH ENGINESAT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FROM TAXIWAY BRAVO TO THE MILLION AIR RAMP. THE PIC TRIED TO EXECUTE A RIGHT TURN DOWN THE RAMP IN-BETWEEN A ROW OF AIRCRAFT AND ALLOWED THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE OF THE WING TO STRIKE A PARKED AIRCRAFT. THE PIC THEN TRIED TO USED THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNABLE. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND DID A 180 DEGREE TURN STRIKING ANOTHER CESSNA THAT WAS PARKED UNTIL IT CAME TO A FULL STOP.