N120UC
Registered owner: ALPINE AVIATION INC, UT (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALPINE AVIATION, INC. (TIMA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
DEPARTED VFR FROM GPI, CLIMBED TO 14000 VFR. SAW WEATHER ON GPS, DEVIATED LEFT/NORTH OF COURSE TO STAY AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORM AND LIGHTNING. ENTERED IMC AROUND 14500 AND ENCOUNTERED UPDRAFTS GREATER THAN 2800FPM, MOD RIME ICE, HAIL, CLOUD TO CLOUD LIGHTNING. SLOWED TO VA. DURING CLIMB COULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 140KTS(600-700FPM CLIMB). AT ROUGHLY 17000 FEET ENCOUNTERED UPDRAFTS, POWER IDLE, NOSE 20DEGREES DOWN, AIRSPEED INCREASING PAST 190. ENCOUNTERED HAIL. ROUGHLY 20 SECONDS. VMC CONDITIONS BY FL210/55MI FROM GPI. REPORTED PIREP TO SLC 133.4.
FLYING DOWN WHEN AT SLC ENGINE POWER SET APPROXIMATELY 1700 POUNDS ICE VEINS DEPLOYED. AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH BUILD UP AND LEFT ENGINE WAS SEARCHING APPROXIMATELY 500 POUNDS OF TORQUE. PILOT BROUGHT PROPS FORWARD AND STARTED ADDING POWER AND NOTICED ITT IN LEFT ENGINE JUMPED TO 950 DEGREES. PILOT IMMEDIATELY REDUCED POWER. A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT WAS NOTICED OUT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT PILOT LOCKED AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST OF THE ENGINE AND APPEARED TO HAVE THE UPPER ENGINE OWING ENCASED IN FLAMES. PILOT EXECUTED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FIRE EXTINGUISHED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY AND AIRCRAFT WAS TUGGED TO THE RAMP AFTER PILOT CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND SHUT DOWN.