20021202037359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 14-19-3 · St Joseph, MO · December 2, 2002

Date: December 2, 2002 · 19:30 local
Place: St Joseph, MO
Airport: Rosecrans Memorial
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7990A
Reported as: Blanca 14193
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total8 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N7990ARegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2022 · Bellanca 14-19-3S/N 4165 Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-3 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Fitch was pilot in command on the flight from jacksonville, Illinois, to maryville, Missouri. When the landing gear was lowered for landing, the pilot noted that the green lights for the main gear were illuminated, but the nose gear was not. At that time he noted that the hydraulic pressure gauge read zero. Attempts to lower the nose gear with the emergency hand pump were unsuccessful. The pilot elected to continue to st. Joseph, Missouri, and made a nose gear up landing. An inspection of the engine compartment revealed hydraulic fluid on the firewall and surrounding structure. It is suspected that a hydraulic line to the nose gear actuator failed, pumping all the hydraulic fluid overboard. Incident privacy data omitted is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. FITCH WAS PILOT IN COMMAND ON THE FLIGHT FROM JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS, TO MARYVILLE, MISSOURI. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED FOR LANDING, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE GREEN LIGHTS FOR THE MAIN GEAR WERE ILLUMINATED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT. AT THAT TIME HE NOTED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GAUGE READ ZERO. ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, AND MADE A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT REVEALED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE FIREWALL AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT A HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR FAILED, PUMPING ALL THE HYDRAULIC FLUID OVERBOARD. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.