ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224904
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| Date: | Thursday 9 May 2019 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter Mk 58 |
| Owner/operator: | Airborne Tactical Advantage Company |
| Registration: | N343AX |
| MSN: | 41H-697450 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2604 hours |
| Engine model: | Avon 203/7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, VA (PHF/KPHF) |
| Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, VA (PHF/KPHF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a training flight under the supervision of a flight instructor in a second airplane. Following a touch-and-go landing, the landing gear was retracted; however, the right main landing gear indicated unsafe. After consultation with the flight instructor, the pilot again attempted to lower the landing gear and then observed a normal indication that all three landing gear were down and locked into position. As the pilot turned onto the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, he noticed a hydraulic warning light. The flight instructor also noticed fluid streaming from the right side of the airplane. Shortly thereafter, the pilot noted low hydraulic pressure and it was decided he would conduct a no-flap landing, utilizing the remaining hydraulic pressure to boost the flight controls. Immediately upon touchdown, the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot was unable to control the airplane and it veered off the right side of the runway before stopping.
The right main landing gear strut was broken in two parts. Examination of the broken right gear components revealed small crack features consistent with a preexisting progressive crack at the base of the aft pivot pin bore. It is likely that the preexisting fatigue crack in the landing gear propagated to the point of failure. The crack also likely became large enough for hydraulic fluid to leak following the touch-and-go landing and failed catastrophically when the airplane touched down during the final landing.
Probable Cause: The failure of the right main landing gear due to a fatigue cracking.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA19LA169
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N343AX/history/20190509/1330Z
Location
Media:
RIGHT NOW: Airport officials investigating an emergency landing at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport. The pilot of an Airborne Tactical Advantage plane ran off the runway. Some debris spread & the runway had to be closed for a short time. No injuries. #13NewsNow pic.twitter.com/BJWrvvRPJ6
— Niko Clemmons 13News Now (@13nikoclemmons) May 9, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2019 19:07 | harro | Added |
| 09-May-2019 19:10 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 09-May-2019 19:21 | harro | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 10-May-2019 15:51 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Jul-2022 09:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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