Accident · 1996-06-23

NTSB case MIA96FA162 · Embraer 120 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
1996-06-23
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
Embraer 120 (N168CA)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the aircraft manufacture's inadequate written procedures in the airplane flight manual/quick reference handbook, which resulted in a failure of the landing gear to extend and a wheels up emergency landing, due to hydraulic blockage in the landing gear solenoid valve. Factors relating to the accident were: the chafed and ruptured hydraulic line and the subsequent hydraulic leak, which resulted in loss of hydraulic pressure and an inoperative normal landing gear extension system.

Source: NTSB case MIA96FA162

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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