# Accident 19920731028479A: Gulstm 112TC, Glendale, AZ, July 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1992, 15:05 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6597° N, 112.1791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6597&lon=-112.1791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4581W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4581W-1994-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112TC (registry code 7630306, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112TC
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 68 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731028479A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO HAVE ROUGH ENGINE ON RUNUP. DEPARTED CONTINUED ROUGH. TRIED RETURN. CRASHED. EXHAUST VALVE STUCK OPEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA327), Jul 31, 1992: Rockwell 112TC (N4581W), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO EXCESSIVE CARBON DEPOSITS ON THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE, AND, THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES.

## Other reports on N4581W (1)

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

- [Accident 19830903067219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903067219A), Sep 3, 1983: Gulstm 112TC (N4581W), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft touched down long during landing. Ran off end of runway into brush and trees. Density altitude was 8800 feet

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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