# Incident 20030219016459I: Cessna 208B, Corpus Christi, TX, February 19, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2003, 04:30 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: Corpus Christi International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ULSA
- Location: 27.7722° N, 97.5024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (CRP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7722&lon=-97.5024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90GL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,350 total, 900 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030219016459I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/19/03, CESSNA 208-B, N90GL, OPERATED BY LONE STAR OVERNIGHT, WHILE INBOUND TO CRP, REPORTED LOW OIL PRESSURE AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT CRP WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE FROM GULF AVIATION. THE A&P MECHANIC FOUND THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE (DIRECT READING GAUGE) LEAKING. THIS CAUSED OIL FUMES TO GET IN THE COCKPIT. THE GAUGE WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED.

## Other reports on N90GL (1)

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

- [Incident 20161221019359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161221019359I), Dec 21, 2016: Cessna 208B (N90GL), Reno, NV, Minor damage. N90GL landed at Reno tahoe international airport and parked at the general aviation (ga) ramp waiting for an opening at the cargo loading area on the north…

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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