- Date
- May 25, 1995, 11:34 local (16:34 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N212AMHispano Aviacion HB-200
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950525012989A
- Case key
- 19436
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Probable cause
The failure of the hydraulic actuator for the right main landing gear. A factor was the false landing gear indications provided by the landing gear indicating system.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot received an indication of a hydraulic pressure problem during initial takeoff climb. After executing a tower fly-by and checking the landing gear warning system, the pilot executed a full stop landing to runway 16L and the left main landing gear collapsed during the rollout. The left wing struck a runway sign on the left side of the runway after the gear collapsed. Post accident examination of the aircraft revealed that the hydraulic actuator for the right main landing gear failed for undetermined reasons.
Factual narrative
On May 25, 1995, at 1134 central daylight time, a Hispano Aviacion HA-200, N212AM, was substantially damaged while landing at the Meacham Airport near Fort Worth, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot was not injured, while his passenger sustained minor injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot reported that the hydraulic actuator on the right main landing gear failed during initial takeoff climb, and the gear failed to retract. The pilot elected to execute a tower fly-by to verify the position of the landing gear prior to returning to land.
The tower was unable to detect any anomalies with the landing gear, and the pilot returned for a full stop landing on Runway 16L. After rolling for over 2,000 feet during the landing rollout, the landing gear warning horn came on, followed about a second later by the collapse of the left main landing gear. The left wing impacted a runway sign on the left side of the runway, resulting in damage to the left wing spar.
The pilot stated that all cockpit indications of a safe landing gear indication were present prior to touchdown. Post accident examination of the aircraft by the FAA inspector revealed that the hydraulic actuator for the right main landing gear failed for undetermined reasons.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N212AM
- Reported as
- Hispano Aviacion HB-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 077
- Airframe hours
- 1,396
- Engine
- Turbomeca MARBORH II, 870 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tillett, Wayne D., doing business as Texas Biz-Jet Inc.
- Registered owner
- Corpamerica Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 19, 1994 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- FTW
- Destination
- SDO · Jacksonville, TX
- Airport
- FTW · Meacham, runway 16L, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total · 90 in this make and model · 11,000 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 2.5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.