19950108001329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 114 · Pecos, TX · January 8, 1995

Date
January 8, 1995 · 16:00 local
Place
Pecos, TX
Airport
Pecos Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4879W
Reported as
Gulstm 114
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total425 in this make and model20 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.

Narrative: this private pilot and his daughter departed elp under VMC for san antonio. He developed intermittent engine problems 30 NM west of Pecos, Texas. He called abq fss and declared an emergency. He was at 11,500 MSL when the problem developed. At 8,500 MSL near Pecos, the engine quit. He circled to land on runway 27. Due to unanticipated head wind he landed 200 yards short of the runway resulting in a collapsed nose gear. The aircraft sustained minor damage. Post incident inspection revealed that the fuel injector unit had failed to deliver fuel to the engine due to internal leaks between the fuel and air chambers. This investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THIS PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS DAUGHTER DEPARTED ELP UNDER VMC FOR SAN ANTONIO. HE DEVELOPED INTERMITTENT ENGINE PROBLEMS 30 NM WEST OF PECOS, TEXAS. HE CALLED ABQ FSS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. HE WAS AT 11,500 MSL WHEN THE PROBLEM DEVELOPED. AT 8,500 MSL NEAR PECOS, THE ENGINE QUIT. HE CIRCLED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. DUE TO UNANTICIPATED HEAD WIND HE LANDED 200 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR UNIT HAD FAILED TO DELIVER FUEL TO THE ENGINE DUE TO INTERNAL LEAKS BETWEEN THE FUEL AND AIR CHAMBERS. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.