Cessna 560 accident near North Canton, Ohio, December 18, 2006
On December 18, 2006, a Cessna 560, registered N49NS, was substantially damaged in an accident near North Canton, Ohio (Akron-Canton Regional airport). It was flown under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The rupture of the hydraulic pressure hose assembly, which was caused by internal wear between the hose's fire sleeve and stainless steel braid, and the failure of the emergency landing gear assembly to deploy the right main landing gear during approach. Contributing to the accident were inadequate hydraulic hose assembly maintenance inspection procedures, the lack of a hydraulic hose life limit by the airplane manufacturer, and the inadequate landing gear rigging procedures.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 18, 2006
- Place
- North Canton, Ohio · Akron-Canton Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 560 · all 560s on the register
- Registration
- N49NS · no longer on the register · serial 560-0116
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane was on approach to the destination airport when the low hydraulic level and flow cockpit warnings annunciated in the cockpit. The flight crew was unable to extend the right main landing gear after conducting the normal and emergency landing gear extension procedures and by performing g-loading maneuvers. The airplane landed with the right wing main landing gear retracted causing substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage structures. The total loss of hydraulic power to the airplane flaps, spoilers, thrust reversers, and landing gear was caused by a ruptured hydraulic pressure hose assembly. The examinations of the accident and exemplar hoses revealed internal wear between the fiberglass within the hose's fire sleeve and the stainless steel braid. The accident hose and two of the three exemplar hoses did not show any markings or damage to the exterior of the sleeve to indicate the existence of the internal wear abrading the stainless steel braiding. Functional testing of the landing gear system revealed that the extension sequence varied during eight actuations, and, in one actuation, the left main landing gear remained retracted. Following the accident, the airplane manufacturer was in the process of amending the airplane maintenance manual rigging procedures for the landing gear system, and placing service time limits on hydraulic hoses.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 9,814 hours in all; 1,453 in this make and model; 100 in the last 90 days; 40 in the last 30 days; 8,388 as pilot in command; 1,070 on instruments
- Last flight review: September 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 9,245 hours in all; 1,493 in this make and model; 95 in the last 90 days; 29 in the last 30 days; 6,998 as pilot in command; 536 on instruments
- Last flight review: September 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 8,359.9 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, September 1, 2006; 120.4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 15,900 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5A (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TEB Teterboro NJ at 10:45 pm
- Destination: CAK North Canton OH
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 01, 7,601 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,800 ft; clear
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 30.07 inHg
- Observation at 11:51 pm from CAK
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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