# Accident 19830405014519A: Gulstm 500B, Hutchinson, KS, April 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1983, 00:45 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CCTA
- Location: 38.0600° N, 97.9094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0600&lon=-97.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N630KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,692 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830405014519A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED RUNWAY. A CROSSWIND PUSHED AIRCRAFT INTO A SNOWBANK. BRAKING ACTION WAS POOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC83LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA086), Apr 5, 1983: Rockwell 500B (N630KC), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N630KC (2)

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

- [Incident 19890607032359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607032359I), Jun 7, 1989: Gulstm 500B (N630KC), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Elected to land. Left gear door linkage rod was disconnected.
- [Incident 19801103078899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801103078899I), Nov 3, 1980: Rkwell 500B (N630KC), Indianapolis, IN. Visual inspection before landing showed gear wheel cocked 90 degees. Shaft torque link sheared and fell out.

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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