# Incident 19951208040189I: Gulstm 500B, Omaha, NE, December 8, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1995, 20:50 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107DF-2024-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,262 total, 68 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951208040189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER RECEIVING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE THE PILOT SAID HE SET THE POWER AT 2000 RPM. HE CHECKED THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WHICH HE SAID WERE INDICATING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE GREEN ARCS. HE SAID HE RELEASED THE BRAKES APPLYING FULL POWER. HE SAID THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL AND AT ABOUT 100 FEET HE MOVED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION. THE LEFT ENGINE THEN ABRUPTLY LOST ALL POWER AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED AND ROLLED SMARTLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SAID HE GOT THE AIRPLANE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AND BEGAN HIS ENGINE FAILURE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. HE SAID HE THEN REALIZED HE WAS NOW TOO LOW TO SAFELY CONTINUE AND REDUCED POWER TO LAND. HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO BELLY SKIN AND ANTENNA. INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N107DF (2)

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

- [Accident 20230128001989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230128001989A), Jan 28, 2023: Aero Commander 500-B (N107DF), Sylacauga, AL, Substantial damage. On January 28, 2023, about 17:40 CST a twin-engine Aero Commander 500-B airplane, [privacy data omitted], experience a loss of engine power during cruise…
- [Incident 20071231830989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071231830989I), Dec 31, 2007: Gulstm 500B (N107DF), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot of the aircraft reported moderate to severe turbulence during his approach to Louisville Bowman Field (see pilot statement). At the time he…

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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