# Accident 20040728017549A: Gulstm 114, Grand Rapids, MI, July 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2004, 20:47 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8808° N, 85.5228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8808&lon=-85.5228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114TS-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 114
- Reported engine: LYC IO540T4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040728017549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (OSH) TO GRR ON 7/28/04. LANDED ON RUNWAY 26 AT GRR AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY AT 20:45 HOURS. DURING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT SWUNG AROUND AND FACING TO THE EAST THEN IT COMES TO A STOP. THERE WERE FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED INCLUDING THE PILOT. NO ONE ON THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL. THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CHI04LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA199), Jul 29, 2004: Rockwell 114 (N114TS), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The right main landing gear failed as a result of the fatigue fracture due to the casting defect (inclusion) during the manufacture process.

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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