Cessna 404 N37127

Summary

On 6 June 2009 at about 02:50 local time, a Cessna 404 registered N37127, operated by Key Lime Air Corporation, was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 June 2009 at 02:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Centennial (APA)

Coordinates

39.5703, -104.8494

Aircraft

Cessna 404

Registration

N37127

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Key Lime Air Corporation

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alamosa → Denver

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN09CA343

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the landing gear to extend due to the failure of a hydraulic line.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While en route, the left and right hydraulic system failure lights illuminated. The pilot diverted to an alternate airport. The pilot was unable to extend the landing gear using the normal system. The pilot tried the emergency system but the gear still would not extend. The pilot was forced to land wheels up after diverting to an alternate airport. The airplane's keel sustained substantial damaged during the landing. An examination of the airplane showed a hydraulic line had failed downstream of the left and right hydraulic pumps and the emergency landing gear extension air bottle, making gear extension impossible.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.