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FAA incident report · Bellanca 14-19-3 · Jean, NV · October 24, 2025

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Date
October 24, 2025 · 11:15 local
Place
Jean, NV
Airport
Jean
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7612E
Reported as
Bellanca 14-19-3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total
N7612ERegistered now · Bellanca 14-19-3S/N 4114Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-3

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What happened

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

Previous aircraft logbook entries indicated both main landing gear assemblies were replaced with servicable assemblies. Nose landing gear actuator was removed, repaired and re-installed. One of the two nose gear actuator hydraulic hoses was replaced with a new manufactured aftermarket hose assembly. Age of failure hose assembly unknown. Pilot was prepairing to land aircraft, lowered gear and got an unsafe nose gear indication. Pilot tried emergency gear extention, upon moving pump handle, no resistance was felt. Pilot stated they could smell hydraulic fluid during troubleshooting. Pilot executed a pitch up attitude while recycling gear handle and got an all-safe gear indication. Upon landing when nose gear contacted runway, it remained down for a short period of time before collapsing causing minor damage to noes gear door and scissor link's, accompanied by a prop strike. Asi's inspection of aircraft verified nose gear actuator hydraulic hose failed at fitting crimp area and aircraft lost all hydraulic fluid.

As the FAA filed it

PREVIOUS AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK ENTRIES INDICATED BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE ASSEMBLIES. NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED AND RE-INSTALLED. ONE OF THE TWO NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC HOSES WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW MANUFACTURED AFTERMARKET HOSE ASSEMBLY. AGE OF FAILURE HOSE ASSEMBLY UNKNOWN. PILOT WAS PREPAIRING TO LAND AIRCRAFT, LOWERED GEAR AND GOT AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. PILOT TRIED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENTION, UPON MOVING PUMP HANDLE, NO RESISTANCE WAS FELT. PILOT STATED THEY COULD SMELL HYDRAULIC FLUID DURING TROUBLESHOOTING. PILOT EXECUTED A PITCH UP ATTITUDE WHILE RECYCLING GEAR HANDLE AND GOT AN ALL-SAFE GEAR INDICATION. UPON LANDING WHEN NOSE GEAR CONTACTED RUNWAY, IT REMAINED DOWN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE COLLAPSING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO NOES GEAR DOOR AND SCISSOR LINK'S, ACCOMPANIED BY A PROP STRIKE. ASI'S INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT VERIFIED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC HOSE FAILED AT FITTING CRIMP AREA AND AIRCRAFT LOST ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID.