# Incident 20010220004789I: Gulstm 500S, Palmetto, FL, February 20, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Palmetto, FL
- Airport: Manatee Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DKBA
- Location: 27.5251° N, 82.5750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmetto, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5251&lon=-82.5750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2BZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2BZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 500-S (registry code 7630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 650 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010220004789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 20, 2001 ABOUT 1230 EST, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL N2BZ DEPARTED TAMPA INBOUND TO SARASOTA. PILOT NOTED A GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT AND NO GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR. PILOT NOTIFIED SRQ TOWER AND REQUESTED A FLY BY. THE TOWER STATED THE MAIN GEAR LOOKED DOWN AND LOCKED THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED PARTIALLY DOWN AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT. PILOT DIVERTED TO 48X BECAUSE IT HAS A GRASS STRIP TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE. A/C LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE A/C IS OPERATED BY AIR CARRIERS INC. AND WAS ON A CFR PART 135 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT TO SARASOTA, FL. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N2BZ (1)

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

- [Incident 19900303009269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303009269I), Mar 3, 1990: Gulstm 500S (N2BZ), Fernald, IA. Both engines quit due to fuel exhaustion. Made forced landing in field. Refueled and took off.

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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