# Accident 19910729030519A: Gulstm 500B, Hutchinson, KS, July 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1991, 07:12 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Hutchinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HGUA
- Location: 38.0598° N, 97.9095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0598&lon=-97.9095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120EL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,706 total, 1,482 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910729030519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI91LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA227), Jul 29, 1991: Aero Commander 500B (N120EL), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE GEAR UP POSTION PREMATURELY RESULTING IN A GEAR RETRACTION DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE PROPER PROCEDURES WERE NOT FOLLOWED BY THE…

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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