N195PA
Registered owner: SANDY WINGS LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
NORMAL TAKEOFF, ABOUT HALFWAY TO DESTINATION STARTED HEARING A LOW RUMBLE IN THE BELLY OF THE PLANE. HAVING BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE, HAD THE CO-PILOT CHECK THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHICH WAS NORMAL. ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER, HE SAID THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GUAGE STARTED SHOWING A LOSS OF PRESSURE. GOT AN IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE BACK TO PBI. EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO CENTER, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. WE REVIEWED THE MAIN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LOSS CHECKLIST. BRIEFED THE CO-PILOT ON USE OF THE AUX HYD SWITCH FOR GROUND BRAKING. ONCE ON DOWNWIND, WENT THROUGH THE PROCEDURES TO MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHICH WORKED FINE. WAITED TILL LANDING WAS ASSURED, FULL FLAPS AND LANDED WITH NO ISSUES. AFTER SHUTDOWN AND DEPLANING, NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID RUNNING OUT OF THE RIGHT WHEELWELL. THERE WAS AN FAA INSPECTOR THERE ALONG WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL ASKING QUESTIONS. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE FAA INSPECTOR WAS SATISFIED AND LEFT
AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR WAS RETRACTED A VERY LOUD VIBRATION WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL AREA,THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED. WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN,THE GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS ZERO,COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY GEAR LOWERING PROCEDURES AND ALL GEAR CAME DOWN, LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN NOSE GEAR DOOR LINKAGE ROD END BEARING AND A CRACKED HYDRAULIC LINE