Jun 23, 1996
Accident
Substantial ORLANDO, FL
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 135
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.
NTSB MIA96FA162