# Incident 20020226002909I: Gulstm 500A, Billings, MT, February 26, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2002, 11:10 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9382R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9382R-2003-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020226002909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE AT 12,000 FT. THE LH ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT AND THE PILOT NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. OCCURRENCE REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE PILOT CONTACTED ATC AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY ON RWAY 25 AT BILLINGS LOGAN INT'L AIRPORT, BILLINGS, MT, WITH THE LEFT ENGINE FEATHERED AND SECURED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT MAGNETO HAD AN INTERNAL GEAR FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE MAGNETO, REPLACED SEVEN (7) SPARK PLUGS, OPERATIONALLY TESTED AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N9382R (4)

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

- [Accident 19980509015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980509015569A), May 9, 1998: Gulstm 500A (N9382R), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Left main landing gear would not extend or retract. Upon landing, left gear collapsed with resulting damage to underside of aircraft. The cause of…
- [Incident 19940210049049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210049049I), Feb 10, 1994: Gulstm 500A (N9382R), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. The pilot of an aero commander AC-500 was maneuvering the aricraft from the non movement area to the taxi, run up area for the purpose of performing the de-ice…
- [Incident 19850719042679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850719042679I), Jul 19, 1985: Gulstm 500A (N9382R), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Gear was retracted instead of flaps during landing rollout.
- [Incident 19801223087989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801223087989I), Dec 23, 1980: Rkwell 500B (N9382R), Minot, ND, Minor damage. Unable to extend left gear before landing. Gear was hung on gear door due to low strut extension.

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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