# Accident 19900118000729A: Gulstm 680E, Knoxville, TN, January 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1990, 10:05 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9638° N, 83.8737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND (DKX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9638&lon=-83.8737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N612G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N612G-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-E (registry code 0141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680E
- Reported engine: LYC GSO480B1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 28 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118000729A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST ON WET RUNWAY,HYDROPLANED. TRIED GO AROUND BUT OVER BOOSTED ENGINES. RAN OFF END.COCAINE NOTED

## 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 ATL90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA052), Jan 18, 1990: Aero Commander 680E (N612G), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND DURING THE LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WET RUNWAY CONDITION, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER…

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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