# Incident 19990211012169I: Gulstm 500B, Grand Island, NE, February 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1999, 07:43 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Central Nebraska Regional
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 40.9675° N, 98.3096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTRAL NEBRASKA RGNL (GRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9675&lon=-98.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N922BS) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,037 total, 180 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990211012169I

## Narrative

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

THE CREW OF N922BS WAS ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN TRANSPORTING CARGO FROM OMA TO GRI. A FEW MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, THEY ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS AND NOTICED THE WINDSHEILD ANTI-ICE SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THEY STATED THEIR VISIBILITY WAS OBSCURED FROM ACCUMULATED ICE. THEY CONTINUED ON TO GRI AND MADE AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO GRI. THE CREW REPORTED THEIR FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS STILL RESTRICTED AFTER THEY BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS. ON THE APPROACH THE CREW STATED THEY ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS, TURBULENCE, AND SOME WIND SHEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND DAMAGED SOME APPROACH LIGHTS AT THE GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT. THERE WAS NOT DAMAGE FOUND TO THE AIRCRAFT OTHER THAN A POSSIBLE SMALL CUT ON THE TIRE TREAD. THE INSPECTOR REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PILOT STATEMENTS, THE AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY LOG FOR THE TKS WINDSHIELD SYSTEM WITH THE ACTION TAKEN FOR THE MAINTENANCE RELEASE, WEATHER REPORTS AND PILOT REPORTS THAT SUBSTANTIATED THE REPORT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CREW OF N922BS.

## Other reports on N922BS (1)

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

- [Incident 19971220041189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971220041189I), Dec 20, 1997: N922BS, Kansas City, MO. Lost fuel pressure on level off at 6000 ft NR1 engine. Feathered. Returned no anomalies found. Cause unknown.

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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