# Accident 20010505008519A: Gulstm 112, Riverside, CA, May 5, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 5, 2001, 14:50 local time - Place: Riverside, CA - Airport: Riverside Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.9531° N, 117.4333° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9531&lon=-117.4333&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1159J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1159J-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GULSTM 112 - Reported engine: LYC IO360C1D6 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 653 total, 95 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA173) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010505008519A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON MAY 5, 2001, AT 1450 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERO COMMANDER 112, N1159J, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 27 AFTER LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AT THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1430. A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO CONDUCT PATTERN WORK. HE HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED WITH THE APPROACH OR INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ITS MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO ATTEMPT TO STOP, BUT THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A DITCH. THE INCIDENT WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT AFTER VERIFICATION OF DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS CONFIRMED BY AN INSPECTOR FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. (-23) WHILE THE PILOT OF N1159J WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, EXITED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. AFTER N1159J LANDED ON RUNWAY 27, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAINDIRECTIONAL CONTROL. (.4) ON MAY 5, 2001, AT 1450 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERO COMMANDER 112A, N1159J, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 27 AFTER LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AT THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1430. A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. HE HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED WITH THE APPROACH OR INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT; HOWEVER, THE AIRPL ANE CONTINUED ITS MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, BUT THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A DITCH. IN THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE SAFETY BOARD, HE STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO CONDUCT THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FOR CURRENCY. THE ACCIDENT LANDING WAS THE FIRST LANDING OF THE DAY. HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND AND THAT TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE WENT TO THE LEFT AND HE CORRECTED THE AIRPLANE BACK TO RUNWAY CENTERLINE. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE RIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE TURN TO THE RIGHT WITH LEFT RUDDER INPUT. WHEN THAT HAD NO EFFECT, HE APPLIED THE LEFT BRAKE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO A DITCH. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR INSPECTED THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. HE NOTED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY APPEARED TO SHOW "EXCESSIVE PLAY WEAR AND COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO [A] LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN LANDING HIS AIRCRAFT." NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE AIRPLANE DURING THE INSPECTION. ## 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 LAX01LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA173), May 5, 2001: Aero Commander 112A (N1159J), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the worn nose wheel steering assembly. ## Other reports on N1159J (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19791121045139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791121045139I), Nov 21, 1979: Rkwell 112A (N1159J), Mansfield, LA, Minor damage. Unsuccessful in lowering gear by normal or emergency procedures. Gear collapsed on landing. No defects. 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. 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