# Incident 20010412012089I: Gulstm 112TC, El Dorado, AR, April 12, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: El Dorado, AR
- Airport: Goodwin Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2190° N, 92.6641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2190&lon=-92.6641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1858J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1858J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112TC (registry code 7630306, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112TC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010412012089I

## Narrative

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

(-23)04/12/01, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CST, AIRCRAFT N1858J TOOK A LIGHTING STRIKE WHILE FLYING AT 17,000 FT. ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE ONBOARD, WHEN THE ELECTRICAL CHARGE TRAVELED THROUGH A HAND ANTENNA IGNITING FLIGHT CHARTS AND THE AIRCRAFT CHECK LIST INSIDE A STORAGE POUCH MOUNTER ON THE CENTER CONSOLE.  THE PILOT'S WIFE GRABBED THE CHARTS AND CHECK LIST, THREW THEM ON THE FLOOR AND STOMPED THE FLAMES OUT.  THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE (ELD) AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT (ELD) EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOSTED EVIDENCE OF LIGHTING STRIKE TO ONE FLAP, VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND ENGINE COWLING.  UPON RETURNING TO HOME BASE (4I3), ADDITIONAL INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ONE PROP BLADE TRAILING EDGE SHOWED SIGNS OF LIGHTING STRIKE.  THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER ARE BEING DISASSEMBLED FOR A LIGHTING STRIKE INSPECTION.

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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