Sep 26, 1998
Accident
Substantial ORLANDO, FL
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 135
Probable Cause
A 6-8 inch crack on the right main landing gear strut, which allowed the hydraulic fluid to escape from the system, along with a power pack sequencing valve failure which allowed the main landing gear to fold on landing. A factor in the accident was the pilots execution of a night landing without her prescribed eye glasses.
NTSB ATL98LA130