# NTSB ATL82IA139: Cessna 404, N88694, Charlotte, NC, May 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: May 23, 1982, 20:17 local (May 24, 1982, 00:17 UTC)
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Coordinates: 35.229465, -80.909133 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2295&lon=-80.9091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82IA139
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70203/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA139

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - flare/touchdown
  - hydraulic system,line - failure,total (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

DURING TAKEOFF, THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS LOST AFTER THE GEAR WAS RAISED AND THE FLAPS WERE BEING RETRACTED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR WITH BOTH THE NORMAL AND MANUAL SYSTEMS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. SUBSEQUENTLY, A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A HYDRAULIC LINE, PN 57-27100, HAD FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88694](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88694-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 404-0227, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Registry model: [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (registry code 2075901) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 404-0227
- Airframe hours: 4111
- Engines: CONTINENTAL GTSIO-520M 375 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Sunbird Airlines
- Registered owner: Sunbird Airlines
- Departed: RALEIGH, NC
- Destination: ATL, ATLANTA, GA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Charlotte Douglas, runway 36, 7,845 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 5,115 total, 260 in this make and model, 4,879 as pilot in command, 205 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 167 °F
- Observed at: CLT

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19820523063989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820523063989I), May 23, 1982: Cessna 404CESSNA, Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Hydraulic failure shortly after takeoff. Emergency blow down failed. Found ruptured hydraulic line. Loose bottle.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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