What happened
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On September 17, 2024, at approximately 3 pm EDT, a hyannis air service part 135 (9 or less) commuter aircraft Cessna 402C departed from Boston Logan airport enroute to bar harbor airport. On climb out, both left and right hydraulic flow lights flickered. Once level at 7000FT, the PIC positioned landing gear selector handle to the extend position.
Only the left main gear extended, and LH light illuminated green. Hydraulic flow lights went from flickering to steady. PIC made the decision to return to Boston. The gear lights indicted properly with "press to test". The PIC pulled the emergency landing gear extension handle. There was no change of lights or any indication/noise that the gear had extended. The PIC notified the company maintenance that the emergency gear extension did not work. Aircraft touched down on the left main gear first on runway 4L, the nose and right-wing tip contacted the runway surface LH and RH propeller striking the runway surface and causing LH and RH engine sudden stoppage, aircraft right wing outboard leading edge contacted runway edge light. The impact to the wing caused a fuel leak, there was no evidence of fire/smoke/debris.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM EDT, A HYANNIS AIR SERVICE PART 135 (9 OR LESS) COMMUTER AIRCRAFT CESSNA 402C DEPARTED FROM BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT ENROUTE TO BAR HARBOR AIRPORT. ON CLIMB OUT, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC FLOW LIGHTS FLICKERED. ONCE LEVEL AT 7000FT, THE PIC POSITIONED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE TO THE EXTEND POSITION.
ONLY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED, AND LH LIGHT ILLUMINATED GREEN. HYDRAULIC FLOW LIGHTS WENT FROM FLICKERING TO STEADY. PIC MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN TO BOSTON. THE GEAR LIGHTS INDICTED PROPERLY WITH "PRESS TO TEST". THE PIC PULLED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE. THERE WAS NO CHANGE OF LIGHTS OR ANY INDICATION/NOISE THAT THE GEAR HAD EXTENDED. THE PIC NOTIFIED THE COMPANY MAINTENANCE THAT THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION DID NOT WORK. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FIRST ON RUNWAY 4L, THE NOSE AND RIGHT-WING TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE LH AND RH PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND CAUSING LH AND RH ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE, AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE CONTACTED RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. THE IMPACT TO THE WING CAUSED A FUEL LEAK, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE/SMOKE/DEBRIS.
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