19940111000259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 112A · Gordon, NE · January 11, 1994

Date: January 11, 1994 · 20:50 local
Place: Gordon, NE
Airport: Gordon Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1465J
Reported as: Gulstm 112A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N1465JRegistered now · Rockwell International 112AS/N 465 · Built 1976 Airframe modelRockwell International 112A Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on January 11, 1994, approximately 2030MST, an aero commander GA-112A piloted by Mr. Robert d. williams landed at Gordon, Nebraska, municipal airport, with the landing gear retracted. The pilot and his passenger were uninjured. The aircraft sustained minor damage. Mr. Williams said he had departed the aero commander factory for rapid city, south dakota. During the flight he realized that his instrument panel lights were flashing on and off. Shortly thereafter he lost all electrical power. Mr. Williams attempted to lower the gear by emergency means twice. Upon landing, gear was up. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, nose gear doors and both cabin steps. The investigation revealed there was an electrical and aircraft control surface problem. The pilot failed to have a current medical or bfr. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 11, 1994, APPROXIMATELY 2030MST, AN AERO COMMANDER GA-112A PILOTED BY MR. ROBERT D. WILLIAMS LANDED AT GORDON, NEBRASKA, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. MR. WILLIAMS SAID HE HAD DEPARTED THE AERO COMMANDER FACTORY FOR RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. DURING THE FLIGHT HE REALIZED THAT HIS INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. MR. WILLIAMS ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR BY EMERGENCY MEANS TWICE. UPON LANDING, GEAR WAS UP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND BOTH CABIN STEPS. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL SURFACE PROBLEM. THE PILOT FAILED TO HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL OR BFR. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.