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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm 500B · Hutchinson, KS · July 29, 1991

Date
July 29, 1991 · 07:12 local
Place
Hutchinson, KS
Airport
Hutchinson Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HGUA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N120EL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA227
Reported as
Gulstm 500B
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540E1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,706 total1,482 in this make and model258 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Inadvertently placed gear lever in up position on ground. Gear collapsed when nose gear lifted on takeoff roll.

As the FAA filed it

INADVERTENTLY PLACED GEAR LEVER IN UP POSITION ON GROUND. GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN NOSE GEAR LIFTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.