# Incident 20010120001569I: Gulstm 500B, Omaha, NE, January 20, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2001, 03:37 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N690RR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N690RR) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010120001569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N690RR, ENROUTE KANSAS CITY, MO. TO OMAHA, NE. WAS ON DESCENT INTO OMAHA WHEN THE PILOT FELT THE A/C YAW SO HE SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE #4 CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUDS BROKEN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD BOLT BROKE. TOTAL TIME ON THE PART WAS 1196 HOURS.

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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