# Accident 20020118002129A: Gulstm 500S, Baker, OR, January 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2002, 18:15 local time
- Place: Baker, OR
- Airport: Baker Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8306° N, 117.7606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8306&lon=-117.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1187G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500S
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020118002129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED TACOMA NARROWS WA (TIW) AT 1630 PST ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO SUN VALLEY (SUN). OVER BAKER, OR (BKE), UNFORCASTED HEAVY ICING IN CLOUDS WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A CLEARANCE FOR AN IFR APPROACH TO BKE, WHICH WAS VFR. BECAUSE OF ICE ON THE AIRFRAME, THE PILOT MAINTAINED AN AIRSPEED THAT WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE LANDING WAS FAST AND HARD. AFTER TOUCH DOWN DURING ROLL-OUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA02LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA034), Jan 19, 2002: Rockwell 500-S (N1187G), Baker City, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate at the time the aircraft came in contact with the runway during a night precautionary landing. Factors include extensive airframe ice accumulation, ice accumulation…

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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