19990401025479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 681 · Amboy, WA · April 1, 1999

Date
April 1, 1999
Place
Amboy, WA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N30BG
Reported as
Gulstm 681
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,398 total92 in this make and model81 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.

Date estimated. Not reported by pilot, unable to recall date. Aircraft teturned to land after decrease in fuel pres. And vol. A/c veered off edge of runway and rolled up bank of hill on r. damage to prop., radome, wing tip, nose gear and doors. Written description of damage provided by mechanic. Pilot suspected propeller reverse failure. Prop reverse rigging inspected. No obvious misadjustment found. Brakes/steering checked for travel and freedom. Suspect wire found on left fuel boost pump. Engines sent to repair stn for sudden stoppage inspection. No maintenance of prop pitch control recorded. Mechanic working with Garrett tech rep to verify proper rig. Of prop reverse. Will notify this FAA if any major malfunction or defect is discovered.

As the FAA filed it

DATE ESTIMATED. NOT REPORTED BY PILOT, UNABLE TO RECALL DATE. AIRCRAFT TETURNED TO LAND AFTER DECREASE IN FUEL PRES. AND VOL. A/C VEERED OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY AND ROLLED UP BANK OF HILL ON R. DAMAGE TO PROP., RADOME, WING TIP, NOSE GEAR AND DOORS. WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGE PROVIDED BY MECHANIC. PILOT SUSPECTED PROPELLER REVERSE FAILURE. PROP REVERSE RIGGING INSPECTED. NO OBVIOUS MISADJUSTMENT FOUND. BRAKES/STEERING CHECKED FOR TRAVEL AND FREEDOM. SUSPECT WIRE FOUND ON LEFT FUEL BOOST PUMP. ENGINES SENT TO REPAIR STN FOR SUDDEN STOPPAGE INSPECTION. NO MAINTENANCE OF PROP PITCH CONTROL RECORDED. MECHANIC WORKING WITH GARRETT TECH REP TO VERIFY PROPER RIG. OF PROP REVERSE. WILL NOTIFY THIS FAA IF ANY MAJOR MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT IS DISCOVERED.