# Incident 19951228045049I: Gulstm 680FL, Omaha, NE, December 28, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1995, 00:25 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDWA
- 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: N290MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N290MP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680FL
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951228045049I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 27, 1995, THE PILOT IN COMMAND 680FL, N290MP, WAS ON APPROACH TO GRAND ISLAND, NE, BUT HE FAILED TO GET 3 GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS. DURING THE CYCLING OF THE GEAR, THE PILOT NOTICED THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE AUXILARY HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT BREAKER. HE MADE A MISSED APPROACH AND ASSESSED THE PROBLEM. THE PILOT FLEW TO OMAHA WHERE HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE, P/N 6790Z46-155, NEEDED REPLACING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N290MP (2)

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

- [Incident 19950718027329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950718027329I), Jul 18, 1995: Gulstm 680FL (N290MP), Omaha, NE. On climbout left engine surging. Secured and returned. NR6 cylinder exhaust valve failed.
- [Incident 19860519025649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860519025649I), May 19, 1986: Gulstm 680FL (N290MP), Omaha, NE. Rough engine shutdown near airport. Safe landing. Intake valve had lost a keeper.

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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