- Date
- October 2, 1979
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N55WDPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791002028279A
- Case key
- 133428
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2439 79/10/2 FRESNO,CA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0945 N55WD PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 26, 2104 TOTAL HOURS, 26 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- FAILURE OF EMERG HAND PUMP O-RING CAUSED LOSS OF HYD FLUID.SUBSEQUENTLY,CO2 GEAR EXT CABLE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55WD
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fresno Air Term
N55WDRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2017 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.