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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 500 S · Mt Pleasant, SC · April 14, 2003

Date: April 14, 2003 · 11:30 local
Place: Mt Pleasant, SC
Airport: East Cooper Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N19WL
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03TA078
Reported as: Gulstm 500S
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,578 total280 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

N19WLRegistration cancelled Oct 8, 2004 · Aero Commander 500 SS/N 3160 · Built 1973 Airframe modelAero Commander 500 S Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot in command reported that shortly after take-off at approximately 100 feet with the gear up both engines quit operating. The aircraft crashed in a marshy field approximately 300 feet from the runway. The pilot and passenger suffered serious injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Post crash examination revealed that the aircraft was fueled mistakenly with 58 gallons of jet fuel instead of the required 100 low lead avgas.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET WITH THE GEAR UP BOTH ENGINES QUIT OPERATING. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A MARSHY FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED MISTAKENLY WITH 58 GALLONS OF JET FUEL INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED 100 LOW LEAD AVGAS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL03TA078Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportMount Pleasant, SCThe improper refueling of the airplane by airport personnel with the incorrect fuel grade that resulted in a total loss in engine power on both engines during initial climb. A factor was the inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot in command.Apr 14, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N19WL · 2

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

Incident 19950226004939IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Columbia, SCNarrative: pilot reported no nose gear extend light prior to landing. Nose landing gear collapsed during landing rollout. Examination of the aircraft disclosed abrasion damage to both nose landing gear doors and minor damage to the aircraft belly skin.…Feb 26, 1995 · Minor damage Incident 19881003053429ILevel Off Touchdown · Conway, SCAlmost landed gear up. Go around made as belly scraped the runway. Landed safely on second try.Oct 3, 1988 · Minor damage