What happened
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A/c declared an emergency due to hydraulic issues. Aircraft landed runway 25, skidded off the runway and went into the grass between taxiway a and runway 20. Airport is closed due to debris and leaking fuel. Aircraft was towed to the ramp
Pilots statement of accident... Did two touch & goes, watched by an instructor in a chase plane. Both touch & goes appeared to be standard with no evidence of a bounce or hard landing based on statements of pilot and chase plane instructor pilot. After 2nd touch & go the pilot said the gear retracted slow, then when finally up he had a right main unsafe light. He then lowered the gear which subsequently gave a three down and locked indication. Approximately 15 seconds later the hydraulic caution light came on which indicated reduced hydraulic pressure. The chase plane noticed fluid leaking from the right side of the aircraft. Both pilots then went through the emergency checklist for a hydraulic failure along with declaring an emergency with kphf tower. Pilot made a no flap landing approach with three green landing lights.
Pilot stated the elevator then later the ailerons went into manual mode (lack of hydraulics) on final. He crossed the threshold and reduced power to land and slowed to about 160KTS at touchdown. Pilot stated the landing was extremely smooth and soft but the right main gear collapsed. The chute was immediately streamed and full left rudder applied with left brake as the aircraft veered right. As the aircraft left the paved surface he secured the engine. The aircraft continued off the runway and onto the grass between runway 25 and 20 then it crossed runway 20 perpendicular to the runway then onto the grass between runway 20 and the taxiway. The aircraft came to rest in a water drainage ditch.
After accident, bystander came forward with photos showing the final approach to landing. The right main landing gear can be seen horizontal and trailing. The gear indicator is located on the actuator which was fully extended, which allowed the green gear indication even with the lower portion of the gear broke. Right gear had fracture that was "clean" relative the left gear that was fractured showing "tearing" of the metal.
As the FAA filed it
A/C DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO HYDRAULIC ISSUES. AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 25, SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO THE GRASS BETWEEN TAXIWAY A AND RUNWAY 20. AIRPORT IS CLOSED DUE TO DEBRIS AND LEAKING FUEL. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP
PILOTS STATEMENT OF ACCIDENT... DID TWO TOUCH & GOES, WATCHED BY AN INSTRUCTOR IN A CHASE PLANE. BOTH TOUCH & GOES APPEARED TO BE STANDARD WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A BOUNCE OR HARD LANDING BASED ON STATEMENTS OF PILOT AND CHASE PLANE INSTRUCTOR PILOT. AFTER 2ND TOUCH & GO THE PILOT SAID THE GEAR RETRACTED SLOW, THEN WHEN FINALLY UP HE HAD A RIGHT MAIN UNSAFE LIGHT. HE THEN LOWERED THE GEAR WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY GAVE A THREE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS LATER THE HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON WHICH INDICATED REDUCED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THE CHASE PLANE NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH PILOTS THEN WENT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR A HYDRAULIC FAILURE ALONG WITH DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WITH KPHF TOWER. PILOT MADE A NO FLAP LANDING APPROACH WITH THREE GREEN LANDING LIGHTS.
PILOT STATED THE ELEVATOR THEN LATER THE AILERONS WENT INTO MANUAL MODE (LACK OF HYDRAULICS) ON FINAL. HE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AND REDUCED POWER TO LAND AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 160KTS AT TOUCHDOWN. PILOT STATED THE LANDING WAS EXTREMELY SMOOTH AND SOFT BUT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE CHUTE WAS IMMEDIATELY STREAMED AND FULL LEFT RUDDER APPLIED WITH LEFT BRAKE AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT. AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED SURFACE HE SECURED THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 25 AND 20 THEN IT CROSSED RUNWAY 20 PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY THEN ONTO THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 20 AND THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A WATER DRAINAGE DITCH.
AFTER ACCIDENT, BYSTANDER CAME FORWARD WITH PHOTOS SHOWING THE FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAN BE SEEN HORIZONTAL AND TRAILING. THE GEAR INDICATOR IS LOCATED ON THE ACTUATOR WHICH WAS FULLY EXTENDED, WHICH ALLOWED THE GREEN GEAR INDICATION EVEN WITH THE LOWER PORTION OF THE GEAR BROKE. RIGHT GEAR HAD FRACTURE THAT WAS "CLEAN" RELATIVE THE LEFT GEAR THAT WAS FRACTURED SHOWING "TEARING" OF THE METAL.
NTSB investigation
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