NONE · de Havilland DHC-8 · 1996-12-16 · HONOLULU, HI, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX97FA069
Event ID
20001208X07185
Type
Accident
Date
1996-12-16
Location
HONOLULU, HI, USA
Coordinates
21.339365, -157.93988
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
13
Total aboard
13
Aircraft
Make
de Havilland
Model
DHC-8
Registration
N801WP
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NBRT
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A failure of the normal landing gear extension system due to a hydraulic leak, and the failure of the airplane's emergency landing gear extension system due to inadequate servicing by company maintenance personnel. Factors were the emergency landing gear extension systems dirty and binding condition, a worn emergency landing gear extension cable, and the training simulator's lack of fidelity concerning the force required to operate the emergency gear extension T-handle.