# Incident 19850113004509I: Gulstm G159, Alexandria, LA, January 13, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1985, 10:15 local time
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Airport: Esler Regional
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CPLA
- Location: 31.3949° N, 92.2958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESLER RGNL (ESF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3949&lon=-92.2958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N328CA-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-159 (registry code 3952202, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-529 series (registry code 54507, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-529-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G159
- People aboard: 22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,110 total, 980 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850113004509I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT USED EMERGENCY EXTENSION FOR LANDING GEARS. ROD END OF MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR SEPARATED. GRUMMAN PNNR159HM101571.

## Other reports on N328CA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880228012009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880228012009I), Feb 28, 1988: Gulstm G159 (N328CA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Struck the wing tip of a parked aircraft while following instructions from lineman to the gate.
- [Incident 19841214071959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841214071959I), Dec 14, 1984: Gulstm G159 (N328CA), Abilene, TX. Outboard tire and wheel assembly came off during previous departure. Inboard and out board bearings failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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