# Incident 19830303033499I: Gulstm 680W, Palo Alto, CA, March 3, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1983, 16:42 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424PP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424PP-2011-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680W (registry code 0141716, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680W
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830303033499I

## Narrative

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

NOSE UNSAFE LIGHT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING DUE TO  FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR STEERING ATTACH BOLTS.

## Other reports on N424PP (1)

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

- [Incident 19830313011639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313011639I), Mar 13, 1983: Gulstm 680W (N424PP), Concord, CA, Minor damage. On a check flight pilot failed to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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