# Incident 19990505016499I: Gulstm 500B, St Paul, MN, May 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1999, 06:45 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 44.9346° N, 93.0604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST PAUL DOWNTOWN HOLMAN FLD (STP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9346&lon=-93.0604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888CA-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990505016499I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NUMBER 2 ENGINE RPM DECREASED FROM 2300 RPM TO 1100 RPM IN 2 SECONDS. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER. PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED AND ENGINE SECURED, FOLLOWED BY UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT KSTP. INSPECTION REVEALED CAM SHAFT FAILED TO PROPELLER GOVERNOR.

## Other reports on N888CA (4)

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

- [Accident 20101227054099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101227054099A), Dec 27, 2010: Aero Comman 500-B (N888CA), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. While on a down wind approach to runway 27L at osu the pilot of N888CA declared an emergency. The aircraft descended sharply on the base leg hitting the ground…
- [Accident 19800622022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622022519A), Jun 22, 1980: Rkwell 500B (N888CA), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Found nose gear assembly misrigged.
- [Incident 19781205022419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205022419I), Dec 5, 1978: Rkwell 500B (N888CA), St Louis, MO. Nose gear extended in flight due to loss of hydraylic pressure. Landed safely. Line chafed by aileron cable.
- [Accident 19780307004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307004969A), Mar 7, 1978: Rkwell 500B (N888CA), Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 15KTS.foot high piles of snow removed from rwy afcident.

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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