# Accident 19970430011119A: Gulstm G1159, Miami, FL, April 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1997, 09:15 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7001° N, 80.4694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7001&lon=-80.4694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75CC-2015-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV (registry code 3980115, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-g-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-611SER (registry code 54561, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-611ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G1159
- Reported engine: RROYCE SPEY5118
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970430011119A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FOLDED LANDING DURING REVERSE THRUST. OUT OF RIG. ACTUATOR SEAL FAILURE ALSO. (-23) THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING.  NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF COMPONENT FAILURE.

## 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 MIA97LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA154), Apr 30, 1997: Grumman American G-1159 (N75CC), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the Landing gear nose gear for undetermined reasons.

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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