N422AX
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
OVER FFU VOR THE INSTRUMENT INDIRECT LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING INTENSELY. SHORTLY AFTER THERE WAS A STRONG BUT DISTINCT SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRONICS. THEN THE POTENTIOMETER FOR THE INSTRUMENT INDIRECT LIGHTS BECAME AN âON/OFFâ SWITCH, AND THE SMELL BEGAN TO FADE.
TAXIED FROM THE RAMP INTO THE RUN UP AREA, DID RUN UPS AS NORMAL NOTHING ABNORMAL DETECTED. TOOK OFF 16L REACHED V1 AND ROTATED AS I NOTICED THE PLANE WAS A LITTLE SLUGGISH TO LEAVE THE GROUND AS I GOT AIRBORNE I NOTICED THE TORQUE FOR THE LEFT ENGINE STARTING TO CLIMB I TRIED TO PULL IT BACK BUT IT CONTINUED TO CLIMB. I THEN SECURED THE ENGINE AS THE TORQUE WAS GOING PAST 4500 AND NOTICED I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME MAINTAINING ALTITUDE. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM HADNâT FEATHERED SO I FEATHERED IT AND GOT MY PERFORMANCE BACK. I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED LEFT FOR A DOWNWIND TO RETURN TO 16L. AS I TURNED BASE I NOTICED IT WOULD BE SAFER AND EASIER TO LAND 16R SO I SWITCHED TO 16R AND LANDED NO FLAPS WITHOUT ISSUE. I EXITED A5 AND SHUTDOWN THE PLANE AND WAITED FOR THE TUG TO TAKE ME BACK TO THE RAMP.
CONTROL CHECK PRIOR TO FLIGHT NORMAL. FLIGHT KBIL - KGPI. NOTHING NOTICED UNTIL ON LAST 1/4 OF APPROACH, NO RESPONSE FROM RUDDER PEDALS. LANDED THE PLANE UNEVENTFUL.ONCE WEIGHT ON WHEELS NOSE STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY. TAXIED, PARKED AND NOTIFIED MOC. GLACIER JET SERVICE OPENED UP PLANE, FOUND LEFT RUDDER CABLE BROKEN.
EN ROUTE FROM IDA TO SLC PILOTS SMELLED SMOKE ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTH OF MALAD. THEY VISUALLY INSPECTED THE PLANE AND DID NOT SEE SMOKE OR POPPED BREAKERS OR ANYTHING ABNORMAL. THEY CONTINUED ON AND 10 MILES FROM BEARR SMOKE STARTED BY THEIR FEET. THEY OPTED TO DIVERT SINCE THEY HAD SMOKE. THEY DIVERTED TO OGB. THEY DAWNED OXYGEN, ASSESSED THE SITUATION, RAN CHECKLISTS, COMMUNICATED WITH ATC. ONCE EVERYTHING WAS SHUT DOWN AND DESCENDED THE SMOKE APPEARED TO HAVE STOPPED. SINCE THE SMOKE STOPPED THEY REQUESTED TO CONTINUE TO SLC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
UPON LANDING, PILOT HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY ON LEFT SIDE.
ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NLG DOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INSPECTION REVEALED THE NLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.