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Astra ia 1124 flight crew has hydraulic system failure and landing gear malfunctions; declares emergency and diverts for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 701218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | IAI1124/1124A/Westwind |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial cruise : level descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 701218 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After departure out of ZZZ airport; I incurred a total main hydraulic failure. After climb out; I assessed the problem and ran the appropriate checklist for the situation. After all attempts to get the gear down and locked were exhausted; I diverted back to ZZZ. I then contacted approach and declared an emergency since I could not get my main nose gear to show down and locked. I made 1 low pass down the runway so the tower could give me a visual on the nose gear. They told me it appeared to be in the down position. I continued in the pattern and set up for a landing on runway 10. When I was on short final and over the threshold the nose gear locked down and I had 3 green lights. I continued with the landing and we stopped safely on the runway and were able to safely taxi the aircraft back to the ramp. The problem on the airplane was a ruptured high pressure hydraulic line in the nose gear well of the airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ASTRA IA 1124 FLT CREW HAS HYD SYS FAILURE AND LNDG GEAR MALFUNCTIONS; DECLARES EMER AND DIVERTS FOR LNDG.
Narrative: AFTER DEP OUT OF ZZZ ARPT; I INCURRED A TOTAL MAIN HYD FAILURE. AFTER CLBOUT; I ASSESSED THE PROB AND RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST FOR THE SITUATION. AFTER ALL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED WERE EXHAUSTED; I DIVERTED BACK TO ZZZ. I THEN CONTACTED APCH AND DECLARED AN EMER SINCE I COULD NOT GET MY MAIN NOSE GEAR TO SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. I MADE 1 LOW PASS DOWN THE RWY SO THE TWR COULD GIVE ME A VISUAL ON THE NOSE GEAR. THEY TOLD ME IT APPEARED TO BE IN THE DOWN POS. I CONTINUED IN THE PATTERN AND SET UP FOR A LNDG ON RWY 10. WHEN I WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND OVER THE THRESHOLD THE NOSE GEAR LOCKED DOWN AND I HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS. I CONTINUED WITH THE LNDG AND WE STOPPED SAFELY ON THE RWY AND WERE ABLE TO SAFELY TAXI THE ACFT BACK TO THE RAMP. THE PROB ON THE AIRPLANE WAS A RUPTURED HIGH PRESSURE HYD LINE IN THE NOSE GEAR WELL OF THE AIRPLANE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.