# Accident 20020202002199A: Gulstm 520, Kinston, NC, February 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2002, 10:52 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional Jetport At Stall
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1067° N, 122.2897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1067&lon=-122.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520SE-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 520 (registry code 0141202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 520
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020202002199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER THOROUGH AND NORMAL RUNUP AND TAXIING FROM SOUTH END OF RUNWAY TO NORTHEND PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE TURNED THE A/C TO THE LEFT. PILOT SAW AT ABOUT 100 FT. HE WAS GOING INTO TREES. HE SHUT OFF FUEL AND POWER SWITCH. AIRCRAFT CRASHED THROUGH SWAMPY AREA WITH ALDERS UP TO 6 INCHES. THE TREES WERE IN THE MARSH AND MANY FELL WITH THE AIRCRAFT. SOME OF THE LARGER ONES SHEARED OFF OR CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. A/C DESTROYED. PILOT AND PASSENGER ASSISTED OUT OF AIRCRAFT BY WITNESSES. FIRE AND RESCUE ARRIVED. PASSENGER WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL FOR INJURED BACK.

## 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 SEA02FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA036), Feb 2, 2002: Aero Commander 520 (N520SE), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff. Trees were a factor.

## Other reports on N520SE (1)

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

- [Incident 19950902037419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902037419I), Sep 2, 1995: Gulstm 520 (N520SE), Puyallup, WA, Minor damage. Three greens on landing nose wheel collapsed. Pulled taildown. Extended gear manually. Taxied to hangar.

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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