# Accident 19830703037079A: Gulstm 500RKWELL, Towanda, PA, July 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Towanda, PA
- Airport: Towanda Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7593° N, 76.4403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7593&lon=-76.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100PV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100PV-2012-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 (registry code 0141102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500RKWELL
- Reported engine: LYC O540A2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,742 total, 107 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703037079A

## Narrative

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

LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC CFI ALLOWED STUDENT LAND LONG AND FAST.DELAYED GO AROUND.ABORTED.OVERRAN RUNWAY INTO ROCK DITCH

## 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 NYC83LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA164), Jul 3, 1983: Aero Commander 500 (N100PV), Towanda, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N100PV (2)

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

- [Incident 19800919084139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800919084139I), Sep 19, 1980: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N100PV), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Left main gear partially collapsed during turn off the runway. No mechanical defects found.
- [Incident 19790305008879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305008879I), Mar 5, 1979: Rkwell 500RKWELL (N100PV), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Gear folded while exercising props on runup. Hydraulic pump failed and bungees were replaced.

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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