# Accident 20030414005259A: Gulstm 500S, Mt Pleasant, SC, April 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, SC
- Airport: East Cooper Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8978° N, 79.7828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8978&lon=-79.7828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19WL-2004-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 S (registry code 0141107, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,578 total, 280 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03TA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03TA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030414005259A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL03TA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03TA078), Apr 14, 2003: Aero Commander 500S (N19WL), Mount Pleasant, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N19WL (2)

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

- [Incident 19950226004939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950226004939I), Feb 26, 1995: Gulstm 500S (N19WL), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot reported no nose gear extend light prior to landing. Nose landing gear collapsed during landing rollout. Examination of the aircraft disclosed…
- [Incident 19881003053429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881003053429I), Oct 3, 1988: Gulstm 500S (N19WL), Conway, SC, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Go around made as belly scraped the runway. Landed safely on second try.

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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