35.5340° N, 97.6469° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 14, 1993 · 17:00 local
Place
Oklahoma City, OK
Airport
Wiley Post Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38GW
Reported as
Gulstm 500S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,320 total600 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine failed on short final approach. Landed safely.NR3 cylinder connector rod had failed.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY.NR3 CYLINDER CONNECTOR ROD HAD FAILED.