- Date
- January 19, 1982, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- HCBHSCanadair CL-44D4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71677
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During gear retraction, there was a loss of hydraulic pressure after the nose gear came up and was locked, but while the main gear was in-transient. The pressure raised to 300 PSI when the auxiliary hydraulic pump was turned on, but dropped rapidly back to zero. The landing gear handle was placed in the down position and all gear indicators then showed in-transient indications. Attempts were made to lower the gear with emergency air, then with a hand pump, but both methods failed. After dumping fuel, an approach was made for landing. During touchdown, the nose gear locked to the down position while the main gear partially retracted into the wheel wells. The nose gear held the nose off of the runway while the tail dragged. An examination revealed that the hydraulic tank was empty. However, no evidence was found of a ruptured line or hydraulic spill. After the plane was raised, the solenoid operated air valve would release air into the system, but the bogies failed to rotate to a landing position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HCBHS
- Reported as
- Canadair CL-44D4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14
- Airframe hours
- 42,851
- Engine
- Rolls Royce TYNE MK 515, 5,095 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Operator
- Acroservicios Eduatorianos, C
- Registered owner
- Acroservicios Eduatorianos, C
- Departed
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Destination
- Managua, Nicara, OF
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MIA · Miami Intl, runway 9, 13,002 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 15,000 as pilot in command · 240 in the last 90 days · 78 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA