20020212001869I

Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm 112TCA · Cullman, AL · February 12, 2002

Date
February 12, 2002 · 09:36 local
Place
Cullman, AL
Airport
Folsom Field Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4641W
Reported as
Gulstm 112TCA
Reported engine
Lycoming TO360C1A6
Pilot’s flight hours
310 total150 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot states after leaving birmingham, while in flight he was informed by ATC that his transponder had failed, then radios became intermittent and failed completely, flaps failed, noticed all engine indications started dropping, had electrical power failure with no indications. Decided to descend into Cullman airport and was unable to get landing gear down. Performed emergency procedures to extend gear with no success. Landed at Cullman airport with landing gear in retracted position, with minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATES AFTER LEAVING BIRMINGHAM, WHILE IN FLIGHT HE WAS INFORMED BY ATC THAT HIS TRANSPONDER HAD FAILED, THEN RADIOS BECAME INTERMITTENT AND FAILED COMPLETELY, FLAPS FAILED, NOTICED ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS STARTED DROPPING, HAD ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE WITH NO INDICATIONS. DECIDED TO DESCEND INTO CULLMAN AIRPORT AND WAS UNABLE TO GET LANDING GEAR DOWN. PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO EXTEND GEAR WITH NO SUCCESS. LANDED AT CULLMAN AIRPORT WITH LANDING GEAR IN RETRACTED POSITION, WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N4641W · 1

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