# Incident 19940107010169I: Gulstm G1159, Hudson, NY, January 7, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hudson, NY
- Airport: Columbia County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2913° N, 73.7103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA COUNTY (1B1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2913&lon=-73.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58JF-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-1159 (registry code 3953505, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-1159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR (registry code 54523, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-mk-511sr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G1159
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940107010169I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PRIOR TO ANTICIPATED FLIGHT (AIRCRAFT STATIC ON RAMP) THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DURING ENGINE START. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY IN THE "DOWN & DETENT POSITION" PRIOR TO ENGINE START. THE "BEFORE START CHECKLIST" IN USE AT THE TIME DID NOT INCLUDE A CHECK OF THE GEAR HANDLE POSITION. IT COULD NOT POSITIVELY BE DETERMINED THAT THE COCKPIT SETUP PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETELY ACCOMPLISHED. THIS IS A MEMORY CHECK WHICH INCLUDES A CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR POSITION HANDLE BEFORE STARTING ENGINES. STATEMENTS BY CREW INDICATE "COCKPIT SET UP PROCEDURE" WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED IN ITS ENTIRETY. FIRST OFFICER WAS ASSIGNED THIS DUTY. IT IS NOT CLEAR THAT ALL CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. THE SAME CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT THE EVENING BEFORE. AIRCRAFT UNDERWENT NORMAL POST FLIGHT INSPECTION AND WAS POSITIONED OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE HANGAR FOR MORNING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER AND ASSOCIATED DETENT WERE WORN BEYOND EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE POSITIVE LOCK IN DETENT POSITION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                                                        ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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