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Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm G1159A · Albuquerque, NM · August 7, 2002

Date: August 7, 2002 · 12:30 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N344GW
Reported as: Gulstm G1159A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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.

(-23) The aircraft was on a local training flight and experienced a total loss of hydraulic fluid in the "utility" system. The pilot returned to the sunport in Albuquerque, NM, declared an emergency and landed without further incident. Post inspection revealed a defective hydraulic fitting located in the wheel well leaking which caused the loss of hydraulic fluid. Service difficulty report was submitted by operator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT AND EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE "UTILITY" SYSTEM. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE SUNPORT IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST INSPECTION REVEALED A DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC FITTING LOCATED IN THE WHEEL WELL LEAKING WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY OPERATOR.