N889TA

CESSNA 525 · 2014 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: PRIVATE FLIGHT II LLC, OK (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
ALANTE AIR CHARTER, LLC (71AA)Certificate holder—Matched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 2019-09-11.

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2019-09-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — RUPTURED (ZONE 400) · airframe 1,055 hrs · 748 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KMOT, I COMPLETED THE AFTER TAKEOFF CHECKS AND WAS GIVEN A DIRECT COURSE TO MY FIRST WAYPOINT ON MY FLIGHT PLAN TO KBJC BY ATC. AFTER TURNING ON COURSE AND CLIMBING FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, I NOTICED THE HYD LOW FLOW R & L WARNING CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. I GOT OUT THE EMERGENCY/ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND FOUND THAT IT INDICATED A TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE, POSSIBLY BOTH PUMPS. I LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT AND SLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO TEST IF ANY OF THE HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED EQUIPMENT WAS FUNCTIONAL AND FOUND THAT ALL WERE INOPERATIVE. (FLAPS, SPEED BRAKES, AND LANDING GEAR). I INFORMED KMOT APPROACH CONTROL THAT I HAD A TOTAL HYDRAULICS SYSTEMS FAILURE AND WOULD BE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. I THEN FOLLOWED AND EXECUTED THE ITEMS FOR A HYDRAULIC FAILURE ON THE CHECKLIST INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND SPEEDS AND PROCEDURES FOR A NO FLAP LANDING BACK AT KMOT. I INFORMED ATC THAT I WANTED TO PERFORMED AN ILS APPROACH TO THE LONGEST RUNWAY WHICH WAS RUNWAY 31AND RECEIVED VECTORS FOR THE APPROACH AND LANDING AT KMOT. THE APPROACH AND LANDING OCCURRED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. *(AS REPORTED)

Source: SDR 71AA20190913001