Turbine 210 Gear Up/Failure KPDK
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Ouch. Turbine 210 tho. Someone has cash to burn. Glad no injuries.
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Yikes!
It was too far away to get too much detail, but it appeared that maybe its left main failed somehow on the roll while the other two locked. Still not sure and have yet to hear more.
Fire trucks came after the crash so it wasnt called in before he landed.
Fire trucks came after the crash so it wasnt called in before he landed.
If it came down but didn't lock would it still indicate the gear was down? Poor dude probably had no clue what was about to happen glad everyone is ok.
BigBadLou
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Come to think of it, I've heard that most gear-up landings happen as accidents where the pilot forgot to extend the gear. I don't have the time but does anybody have access to statistical data to prove it? Just curious how big the difference is.
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The green gear lights indicate that the gear is down and locked.
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But are they super green for really locked??? Or kinda green for mostly sure they are locked????
Read the OP.....
Sheet fails dude.....even with a green light....might come as a surprise to you...but it shouldn't.
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If the left main was extended all the way but not locked it should have been fine. The weight of the airplane alone should keep it from retracting. Those wheels fall 23 inches as they retract.
It takes considerable hydraulic pressure to force them to gear-down against the wind. If there's any sort of leak in the system, it might not get the mains down at all. If just the left main failed, it might be a broken gear trunnion. There's an SB on those; they're famous for cracking, and the hydraulic actuator itself has also had cracking problems. It splits at the rack roller and jams. These systems need more maintenance than they often get.
All speculation, of course.
It takes considerable hydraulic pressure to force them to gear-down against the wind. If there's any sort of leak in the system, it might not get the mains down at all. If just the left main failed, it might be a broken gear trunnion. There's an SB on those; they're famous for cracking, and the hydraulic actuator itself has also had cracking problems. It splits at the rack roller and jams. These systems need more maintenance than they often get.
All speculation, of course.
ettsn
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I was at the Downwind only minutes after this happened (I was on the north ramp by my plane when we heard it and saw the emergency trucks rolling). Looks like your picture was taken from the Downwind, were you there?
Kelvin
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I was at Epps packing up a Pilatus. You may have seen me come in.
He didn't land too long after me.
ettsn
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Ah cool! Man, Friday was Pilatus day at KPDK for sure. Seemed like a steady stream of them coming and going -- seriously at least half of the somewhat busy traffic was PC-12s (I noticed because I think that's pretty much the coolest turbine single on Earth!). 