20050118001239I

Incident

FAA incident report · Gulstm 500S · Lufkin, TX · January 18, 2005

Date: January 18, 2005 · 13:30 local
Place: Lufkin, TX
Airport: Angelina County Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N4XR
Reported as: Gulstm 500S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540E1B5
People aboard: 1
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) On 01/18/2005, aircraft N4XR, an aero commander 500R, suffered a #1 engine failure after departing navasota TX. The aircraft landed at Lufkin TX. Without incident. The engine showed a crack in the case from the top to the pan on the center cylinder left side. The cylinder nuts were loose and the cylinder moved as the prop was turned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 01/18/2005, AIRCRAFT N4XR, AN AERO COMMANDER 500R, SUFFERED A #1 ENGINE FAILURE AFTER DEPARTING NAVASOTA TX. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT LUFKIN TX. WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE SHOWED A CRACK IN THE CASE FROM THE TOP TO THE PAN ON THE CENTER CYLINDER LEFT SIDE. THE CYLINDER NUTS WERE LOOSE AND THE CYLINDER MOVED AS THE PROP WAS TURNED.