# Incident 19900729039199I: Gulstm 500S, San Diego, CA, July 29, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1990, 14:20 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Miramar Nas Base Ops
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500RA-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900729039199I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DURING DEAD STICK LANDING. UNABLE TO START BOTH ENGINES BEFORE NOSE STRUCK RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N500RA (2)

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

- [Incident 19920611022449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920611022449I), Jun 11, 1992: Gulstm 500S (N500RA), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. While being guided by a line person aircraft struck a pole. Minor damage to right wing.
- [Incident 19840505042259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505042259I), May 5, 1984: Gulstm 500S (N500RA), York, PA, Minor damage. Hit top wire of a series of wires across the aerobatic area. Was performing his aerobatic routine.

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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