# Incident 19850424029599I: Gulstm 500RKWELL, West Palm Beach, FL, April 24, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1985, 14:17 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 26.6900° N, 80.0300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6900&lon=-80.0300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3836C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3836C) (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
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,699 total, 970 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85IA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850424029599I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP AFTER BEING ADVISED TO GO AROUND BY ATC DUE TO GEAR POSITION. WARNING HORN ONLY MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 MIA85IA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA156), Apr 24, 1985: Rockwell AC-500 (N3836C), Palm Beach, FL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N3836C (2)

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

- [Incident 20050320007669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050320007669I), Mar 20, 2005: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N3836C), West Palm Beach, FL. (-23) Pilot's statement: March 20, 2005 I was flying back from north eleuthera. When I was twenty miles southeast of Palm Beach my engine stopped. I went…
- [Incident 19930307014919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307014919I), Mar 7, 1993: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N3836C), Everglades, FL, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff when propeller blade separated from propeller on right engine.

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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