# Incident 20020807022519I: Gulstm G1159A, Albuquerque, NM, August 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N344GW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G1159A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020807022519I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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