# Incident 19981030042729I: Gulstm 680E, Erwinna, PA, October 30, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Vansant Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4843° N, 75.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANSANT (9N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4843&lon=-75.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3820C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3820C-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-E (registry code 0141604, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680E
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,324 total, 240 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981030042729I

## Narrative

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

(-5)THE PILOT HAD NEVER BEEN INTO VAN SANT AIRPORT, A GRASS STRIP WHERE THE RUNWAY IS MARKED ON ONLY ONE SIDE. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE MARKINGS.  ON LANDING ROLLOUT, HE SAW THE TERRAIN DROPPING OFF RAPIDLY TO HIS RIGHT, THEN RISING AGAIN.  HE FELT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO GO THROUGH THE DIP IN THE TERRAIN, SO HE STEERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A SKID TO THE RIGHT, HOWEVER, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT SHEARED.

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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