# Incident 19840329015599I: Gulstm G159, Denver, CO, March 29, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1984, 20:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126K-1990-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-159 (registry code 3952202, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G159
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,600 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840329015599I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE SAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. GEAR HELD ON LANDING. INSTALLED LOCK PINS. FOUND SAND ON NOSE GEAR LOCK ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N126K (4)

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

- [Incident 19870623036459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870623036459I), Jun 23, 1987: Gulstm G159 (N126K), Binghamton, NY. An engine was shut down due to a blower hot light indication. Aircraft landed safely. Broken wire in cannon plug.
- [Incident 19861117065239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117065239I), Nov 17, 1986: Gulstm G159 (N126K), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Antenna fell off in flight. Attach screws were not tightened after previous maintenance.
- [Incident 19840118009449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840118009449I), Jan 18, 1984: Gulstm G159 (N126K), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Left generator failed and overheat lights came on. Shutdown engine and landed. Found generator case broken in half.
- [Incident 19800610054429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800610054429I), Jun 10, 1980: Gulstm G159 (N126K), Rochester, NY. Nose wheel steering failed due to broken wire in nose wheel steering harness. Harness being 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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