# Accident 19911016050709A: Gulstm 112TC, Detroit, MI, October 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1991, 17:43 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4003° N, 83.0000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4003&lon=-83.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4603W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4603W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112TC (registry code 7630306, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112TC
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,705 total, 620 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911016050709A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND. LANDED ON GRASS. GEAR OPERATED NORMAL ON POST ACCIDENT TEST. PRIOR NOSE DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA012), Oct 16, 1991: Rockwell 112YC (N4603W), Detroit, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM A MAJOR REPAIR AND CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES.

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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