# Incident 20041002033349I: Gulstm 112A, Reserve, LA, October 2, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2004, 13:30 local time
- Place: Reserve, LA
- Airport: St John The Baptist Parish Apt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0730° N, 90.5550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reserve, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0730&lon=-90.5550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N499CA-2005-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112A (registry code 7630302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 138 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041002033349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 2, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N499CA, A ROCKWELL AC-12A, STATED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD IN OR ABOUT THE LEFT WING AREA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HEARING THE NOISE, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD DEPLOYED TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT IN COMMAND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR; ALL THREE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS WERE PRESENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRFIELD AND EXECUTE A LANDING. THE LANDING PHASE WAS UNEVENTFUL. APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY THROUGH THE ROLL OUT PHASE, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE ASSEMBLY FAILED IN THE UP POSITION ALLOWING PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF THE LANDING GEAR AND REMOVED THE SIDE LOADING CAPABILITY OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT AND OCCUPANT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. WEATHER AND NOTAMS INFORMATION WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. THE WEATHER WAS VFR.

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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