# Accident 19921229051899A: Gulstm 500B, Billings, MT, December 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1992, 01:05 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2783Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2783Q-1995-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,039 total, 660 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921229051899A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. MADE 180. LANDED SHORT. LEFT MAIN GEAR NOT LOCKED COLLAPSED.

## 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 SEA93LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA047), Dec 29, 1992: Aero Commander AC-500B (N2783Q), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON BOTH ENGINES FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED ON TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N2783Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19810729046049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729046049A), Jul 29, 1981: Rkwell 500B (N2783Q), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Lost hydraulic pressure. Aux gear system failed. Landed gear up. Corroded hydraulic line leak. Aux system uncharged.
- [Incident 19800509044719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509044719I), May 9, 1980: Rkwell 500RKWELL (N2783Q), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Engine caught fire during start. Unable to determine the cause.

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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