N4511G
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
2 reports on file, 2008-12-25.
Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — MALFUNCTIONED
WHILE ON A FULLY COUPLED ILS 15, ON THE PILOT SIDE (NR 1 SIDE), SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE OCCURRENCE, ACFT WAS HUNTING FOR THE GLIDE SLOPE. WHILE COUPLED THE AFCS WAS MAKING CORRECTION FOR THE GLIDE SLOPE THEN MADE AN ABRUPT NOSE UP OF ABUT 40-60 DEGREES NOSE UP AND AN ABRUPT PWR REDUCTION. DISENGAGE OF AUTOPILOT AND RECOVERED AT APPROX 50 TO 100 FEET ABOVE HOUSES WEST OF THE LOCALIZER. ADVISED TOWER FOR AIR TAXI TO PARKING. TOTAL EVENT TIME 15-30 SECONDS. AFTER LANDING CALLED TOWER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A ATTITUDE ALERT, TOWER ADVISED THERE WAS BUT DID NOT CALL BECAUSE IT WAS A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLIGHT. REMOVED FOCA CARD FOR DOWNLOAD. ACFT LOG BOOK WRITTEN UP FOR AFCS HARD OVER.
Part: FLIGHT DIR — UNKNOWN (COCKPIT)
WHILE ON A FULLY COUPLED ILS 15, ON THE PILOT SIDE (NR 1 SIDE), SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE OCCURRENCE, THE ACFT WAS HUNTING FOR THE GLIDE SLOPE. WHILE COUPLED, THE AFCS WAS MAKING CORRECTION FOR THE GLIDE SLOPE, THEN MADE AN ABRUPT NOSE UP OF ABOUT 40-60 DEGREES, NOSE UP AND AN ABRUPT PWR REDUCTION. DISENGAGEMENT OF AUTOPILOT AND RECOVERED AT APPROX 50 TO 100 FT ABOVE HOUSES WEST OF THE LOCALIZER. ADVISED TOWER FOR AIR TAXI TO PARKING. TOTAL EVENT TIME 15-30 SECONDS. AFTER LANDING CALLED TOWER TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN ALTITUDE ALERT, TOWER ADVISED THERE WAS BUT DID NOT CALL. (K)