What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 25, 2019, N119TG, a C-130A, serial number 57-0520, made an emergency landing at Santa Barbara Airport (ksba). International air response, a 14 CFR part 137 operator on a 14 CFR part 91 flight, is the registered owner of N119TG. The aircraft was issued a restricted category certificate for the purposes of oil spill response and aerial firefight.
This aircraft was on a ferry permit issued by the scottsdale FSDO for an overdue ?c? Check from guam to mesa, AZ with enroute stops authorized. The crew compliment consisted of two pilots, and a flight engineer. Additionally there were three company aircraft maintenance personnel and an additional flight engineer riding as passengers.
N119TG departed hilo, Hawaii (kito) on August 25, 2019 for Santa maria airport (ksmx) and arrived without incident. The aircraft uploaded fuel for a total of 28,000 lbs. Evenly distributed between the main fuel tanks.
The mishap aircraft departed ksmx departed IFR to VFR on top. Approximately seven minutes after takeoff the crew reported a hydraulic system failure to ATC. After the initial report of the hydraulic system failure, the crew reported multiple system failures onboard the aircraft. At some point, the crew shutdown number four engine in an effort to resolve some of their multiple malfunctions.
Santa Barbara Airport (ksba was reporting VFR, so the crew elected to make an emergency landing there. The PIC stated he would have to make a ?no flap landing? At higher touchdown speeds than normal without operable brakes due to the loss of the utility hydraulic system. The PIC stated that he had ?three down and green?, indicating the landing gear was down and locked. However, post-crash inspection of the aircraft shows the left main landing gear and the nose landing gear were down and locked, however the right main landing gear remained up and locked.
At approximately 10:23 local time, the aircraft touched down on runway 7 on the left main landing gear followed by the nose landing gear, then the right main landing gear wheel well. The right hand external tank contacted the ground along with the right wing tip. As the aircraft veered to the right, it struck several runway signs and lights. The right external fuel tank separated from the aircraft and started a small grass fire on the south side of runway 25/07. The aircraft came to rest in the infield grass east of runway 33R, south of runway 25/07 between taxiways alpha, bravo, and kilo. The number four fuel tank sustained a puncture and spilled approximately 6500 lbs. Of fuel.
All seven persons successfully egressed the aircraft.
Initial assessment revealed that the aircraft sustained a failure of the main bleed air duct near the right wing fuselage fairing causing hot bleed air to burn through a utility system hydraulic line and numerous wiring bundles.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 25, 2019, N119TG, A C-130A, SERIAL NUMBER 57-0520, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT (KSBA). INTERNATIONAL AIR RESPONSE, A 14 CFR PART 137 OPERATOR ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, IS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF N119TG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED A RESTRICTED CATEGORY CERTIFICATE FOR THE PURPOSES OF OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND AERIAL FIREFIGHT.
THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FERRY PERMIT ISSUED BY THE SCOTTSDALE FSDO FOR AN OVERDUE ?C? CHECK FROM GUAM TO MESA, AZ WITH ENROUTE STOPS AUTHORIZED. THE CREW COMPLIMENT CONSISTED OF TWO PILOTS, AND A FLIGHT ENGINEER. ADDITIONALLY THERE WERE THREE COMPANY AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND AN ADDITIONAL FLIGHT ENGINEER RIDING AS PASSENGERS.
N119TG DEPARTED HILO, HAWAII (KITO) ON AUGUST 25, 2019 FOR SANTA MARIA AIRPORT (KSMX) AND ARRIVED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT UPLOADED FUEL FOR A TOTAL OF 28,000 LBS. EVENLY DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE MAIN FUEL TANKS.
THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KSMX DEPARTED IFR TO VFR ON TOP. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW REPORTED A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE TO ATC. AFTER THE INITIAL REPORT OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE, THE CREW REPORTED MULTIPLE SYSTEM FAILURES ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. AT SOME POINT, THE CREW SHUTDOWN NUMBER FOUR ENGINE IN AN EFFORT TO RESOLVE SOME OF THEIR MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS.
SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT (KSBA WAS REPORTING VFR, SO THE CREW ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING THERE. THE PIC STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A ?NO FLAP LANDING? AT HIGHER TOUCHDOWN SPEEDS THAN NORMAL WITHOUT OPERABLE BRAKES DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE UTILITY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD ?THREE DOWN AND GREEN?, INDICATING THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. HOWEVER, POST-CRASH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED, HOWEVER THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED UP AND LOCKED.
AT APPROXIMATELY 10:23 LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 7 ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL. THE RIGHT HAND EXTERNAL TANK CONTACTED THE GROUND ALONG WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, IT STRUCK SEVERAL RUNWAY SIGNS AND LIGHTS. THE RIGHT EXTERNAL FUEL TANK SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED A SMALL GRASS FIRE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 25/07. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE INFIELD GRASS EAST OF RUNWAY 33R, SOUTH OF RUNWAY 25/07 BETWEEN TAXIWAYS ALPHA, BRAVO, AND KILO. THE NUMBER FOUR FUEL TANK SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE AND SPILLED APPROXIMATELY 6500 LBS. OF FUEL.
ALL SEVEN PERSONS SUCCESSFULLY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT.
INITIAL ASSESSMENT REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A FAILURE OF THE MAIN BLEED AIR DUCT NEAR THE RIGHT WING FUSELAGE FAIRING CAUSING HOT BLEED AIR TO BURN THROUGH A UTILITY SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LINE AND NUMEROUS WIRING BUNDLES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.