# Incident 20060417004499I: Gulstm 500B, Kansas City, MO, April 17, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2006, 13:29 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516DT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060417004499I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND, THE NOSE WHEEL POSITION LIGHT INDICATED A MALFUNCTION. AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING THE SYSTEM, THE PILOT MADE TWO "FLY-BYS" THE CONTROL TOWER AND ONE "FLY-BY" THE COMPANY MAINTENANCE HANGAR. ALL SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THE NOSE WHEEL WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT MADE A LANDING AND AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN IT COLLAPSED RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS FOUND BROKEN AND IT HAD JAMMED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SO THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS UNABLE TO LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ CLOSED.

## Other reports on N516DT (2)

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

- [Accident 20200327009259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200327009259A), Mar 27, 2020: Aero Commander 500-B (N516DT), Opalocka, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to extend the gear prior to landing. Aircraft lower surface contacted the runway. Pilot was able to get aircraft back into the air. Pilot then…
- [Incident 20061012022879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061012022879I), Oct 12, 2006: Gulstm 500B (N516DT), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. (-23) On October 12, 2006, at 2110 local time, aircraft N516DT nose landing gear tire blew on landing causing minor damage to the wheel assembly.

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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