# Incident 19960329010089I: Gulstm 685, Wichita, KS, March 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1996, 13:50 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77HC-1996-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 685 (registry code 0141612, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-685) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 685
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960329010089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER COMPLETION OF ANNUAL INSPECTION, AIRCRAFT N77HC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 03/29/96 BY YINGLING AIRCRAFT, INC. (FAA REPAIR STATION). TEST FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AT WICHITA MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT AT 1750Z. AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, TOWER CONTROLLER OBSERVED NOSE GEAR HAD NOT RETRACTED. AT 1000 FEET, THE PILOT TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEARS. NOSE GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND "GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT" ILLUMINATED, EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AND THE NOSE GEAR STAYED UNSAFE. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT RUNWAY 19R, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGES NOTED BROKEN NOSE WHEEL, TIRE AND LANDING GEAR DOORS.

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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