# Accident 20000708004619A: Gulstm 685, Pine Bluff, AR, July 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2105° N, 92.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2105&lon=-92.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1203N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1203N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 685 (registry code 0141612, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-685) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 685
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708004619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30AM ON JULY 8, 2000, MR. MASHBURN, PILOTING N1203N, A 685 COMMANDER WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT THE MAUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS WHEN THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST FORCING THE NOSE WHEEL AGAINST THE GROUND ENOUGH FORCE TO WRINKLE THE FUSELAGE SKIN IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND THE WINGS. THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS FORCED THROUGH BULKHEAD.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  MR. MASHBURN AND HIS PASSENGER, SUFFERED NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW00LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA203), Jul 8, 2000: Aero Commander 685 (N1203N), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of airplane.

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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