An small aircraft had a hydraulic failure causing the aircraft to land with only the nose gear locke...

Attributes
ACN	213449
Time
Date	199206
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 5r4
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 13000
ASRS Report	213449
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Following touch and go landing at 4r4, the medium large transport was retracted. On downwind leg the hydraulic pressure was checked before lowering the gear. It was 0 and the hydraulic pump was caveating. Pilot gave 'a shot' on the hand pump to give the pump 'something to work on.' nothing. Preparation was made to land 'gear up' at 4r4. Upon turning final for landing on the grass median, the left medium large transport appeared to have come down locked: a totally unsatisfactory condition! Pilot attempted to get the other gear down. Both medium large transport's came down but not locked. Pilot attempted to 'drag' the gear into a locked position by skidding down the runway, one wheel at a time. They would not lock. Aircraft was then taken to 5r4 and landed on the grass median, between runway 19 and taxiway, an area the 'tail draggers' use. Another attempt was made to 'drag' the medium large transport locked. Stbd medium large transport contacted a ditch and flying speed was lost. Aircraft bounced and nose gear came down and locked -- both medium large transport folded and the aircraft came to rest on hull and nose gear. Minor damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA HAD A HYD FAILURE CAUSING THE ACFT TO LAND WITH ONLY THE NOSE GEAR LOCKED DOWN. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE AND NO RPTED INJURY.

Narrative: FOLLOWING TOUCH AND GO LNDG AT 4R4, THE MLG WAS RETRACTED. ON DOWNWIND LEG THE HYD PRESSURE WAS CHKED BEFORE LOWERING THE GEAR. IT WAS 0 AND THE HYD PUMP WAS CAVEATING. PLT GAVE 'A SHOT' ON THE HAND PUMP TO GIVE THE PUMP 'SOMETHING TO WORK ON.' NOTHING. PREPARATION WAS MADE TO LAND 'GEAR UP' AT 4R4. UPON TURNING FINAL FOR LNDG ON THE GRASS MEDIAN, THE L MLG APPEARED TO HAVE COME DOWN LOCKED: A TOTALLY UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION! PLT ATTEMPTED TO GET THE OTHER GEAR DOWN. BOTH MLG'S CAME DOWN BUT NOT LOCKED. PLT ATTEMPTED TO 'DRAG' THE GEAR INTO A LOCKED POS BY SKIDDING DOWN THE RWY, ONE WHEEL AT A TIME. THEY WOULD NOT LOCK. ACFT WAS THEN TAKEN TO 5R4 AND LANDED ON THE GRASS MEDIAN, BTWN RWY 19 AND TAXIWAY, AN AREA THE 'TAIL DRAGGERS' USE. ANOTHER ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO 'DRAG' THE MLG LOCKED. STBD MLG CONTACTED A DITCH AND FLYING SPD WAS LOST. ACFT BOUNCED AND NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED -- BOTH MLG FOLDED AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON HULL AND NOSE GEAR. MINOR DAMAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

An small aircraft had a hydraulic failure causing the aircraft to land with only the nose gear locked down. There was minor damage and no reported injury.