# Accident 20030303003199A: Gulstm 690A, Tracy, CA, March 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2003
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6494° N, 121.3750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6494&lon=-121.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132JH-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 690A (registry code 0141722, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331SER 1008HP (registry code 01512, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331ser-1008hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,008 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030303003199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 HOURS AIRCRAFT TAXIED FOR TAKE OFF. PIC INCREASED BOTH THROTTLES FOR TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT WEAVED BACK AND FORTH ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO UNEVEN POWER ON THE ENGINES. AT ABOUT 600-800 FEET AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR RAN INTO A 2 FOOT DEEP DITCH. AIRCRAFT TRACKED DOWN DITCH ABOUT 20 FEET UNTIL IT FELL INTO A 4 TO 5 FOOT HOLE BREAKING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND BENDING ALL THREE BLADES BACK. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TRACKING DOWN THE DITCH ABOUT 200 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PIC INJURED HIS BACK AND REQUIRED ASSISTANCE TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS WERE REPORTED.

## 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 LAX03LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA105), Mar 3, 2003: Aero Commander 690A (N132JH), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the departure roll on a narrow runway. A factor in the accident was the pilot's limited experience in the airplane.

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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