# Incident 19880313015009I: Univac GC1B, Carlsbad, CA, March 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1283° N, 117.2801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (CRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N853E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880313015009I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND. DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR ARM HAD SHEARED.

## Other reports on N853E (2)

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

- [Incident 20241218019409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241218019409I), Dec 18, 2024: Globe GC-1B (N853E), Caldwell, ID, Minor damage. On December 18, 2024, at approximately 1648 mountain standard time, [privacy data omitted] during a flight with 2 pilot occupants, pilot in command (PIC)…
- [Incident 19861123077069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861123077069I), Nov 23, 1986: Univac GC1B (N853E), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was tipped on the nose while taxiing in strong gusty wind. Pilot failed to properly position controls.

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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