# Incident 19981012033919I: Gulstm 680FL, Omaha, NE, October 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1998
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDWA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309VS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309VS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680FL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981012033919I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/12/98, APPROXIMATELY 2315 CDT, N309VS DEPARTED EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE, WHILE ENGAGED IN FAR 135 CARGO OPERATIONS FOR SUBURBAN AIR FREIGHT INC. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PIC NOTED LOSS OF RH ENGINE POWER. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY ACTUATED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND NOTED AN INCREASE IN ENGINE POWER OUTPUT. THE PIC ELECTED TO RETURN TO OMAHA, NE, FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DESCLOSED A FUEL LEAK AT THE SIMMONS FUEL PUMP INLET LINE, P/N 6630133-191. THE SIMMONS FUEL PUMP, P/N 582026, HAD BEEN REPLACED 257.6 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N309VS (3)

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

- [Incident 19980714028449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980714028449I), Jul 14, 1998: Gulstm 680FL (N309VS), Aurora, NE, Minor damage. On July 14, 1998, approximately 0001 CDT, commander 680FL, N309VS, experienced a rapid loss of engine RPM while enroute from grand island, NE, to omaha, NE,…
- [Incident 19941007039349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941007039349I), Oct 7, 1994: Gulstm 680FL (N309VS), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Flew into flock of two to ten mallard ducks. Cracked right windshield. Returned to Iowa city.
- [Incident 19920921043779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920921043779I), Sep 21, 1992: Gulstm 685 (N309VS), Cedar Rapids, IA. Pilot made an uneventful landing after advising tower he had shut down NR2 engine. NR5 cylinder had failed.

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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