# Incident 20041205030799I: Gulstm 112, Ocala, FL, December 5, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2004, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1143J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1143J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 39 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041205030799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE HAD ENGINE POWER LOSS AND ELECTED TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD. THIS INSPECTOR HAS DETERMINED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE IS FAULTY. WHEN TURNING THE FUEL SELECTOR TO ANY TANK POSITION YOU COULD ALSO SELECT THE OFF POSITION. THIS TYPE OF FUEL SELECTOR HAS A LOCKING TAB TO PREVENT THE OFF POSITION. THE OWNER OF AIRCRAFT WILL CHANGE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.

## Other reports on N1143J (2)

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

- [Accident 20231119020459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231119020459A), Nov 19, 2023: Aero Commander 112 (N1143J), Saluda, SC, Substantial damage. On November 19, 2023 at approximately 1126 hours local, a Aero Commander 112 sustained substantial damaged when the aircraft veered left off runway 01,…
- [Incident 19841123066529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841123066529I), Nov 23, 1984: Gulstm 112 (N1143J), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. Terminal on alternator broke causing electrical failure. Pulled too hard on emergency gear handle which jammed.

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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