# Incident 19831119071579I: Gulstm 520, Roanoke, VA, November 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4188B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4188B-2018-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 520 (registry code 0141202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 520
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 125 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119071579I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON LANDING. TORQUE BOX AND BUNGEE SPRING LOOSE. ALLOWED LINKAGE TO UNLOCK. RIVETS HAD FAILED.

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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