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FAA incident report · Gulstm 500 S · Nogales, AZ · November 15, 2006

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Date
November 15, 2006
Place
Nogales, AZ
Airport
Nogales Int'L Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N88CB
Reported as
Gulstm 500S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,960 total960 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N88CBRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2015 · Aero Commander 500 SS/N 3067 · Built 1969Airframe modelAero Commander 500 SEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) During an approach to Nogales airport AZ. The pilot reported a straight in to runway 3. The airport UNICOM had told the pilot that the approach was for emergencies only. The pilot stated that he is declaring an emergency. This put him in a position of landing uphill and downwind. No indication was made by the pilot as to the nature of the emergency. The aircraft landed hard enough to fracture both landing gear uplocks. The landing gear rotated backwards and the aircraft slid on its belly until it stopped on the runway. Witnesses at the runway reported seeing both engines stopped and in feather on the runway. The aircraft was hoisted and the landing gear swung down, and the pilot then started the engines and taxied to the ramp. The pilot stated that the landing gear indicated three green before touch down and admitted to landing hard. At the end the pilot moved the aircraft himself and it was reported that he needed to fuel the aircraft to start it and taxi off the runway. (-23 amendment) pilot declared an emergency due to fuel starvation and landed runway 3 at ols on 11/15/06. A hard landing caused fractures to both landing gear-up locks. The gear rotated backwards and the aircraft slid on its belly until coming to rest. Downgraded from accident (LAX06CA041).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN APPROACH TO NOGALES AIRPORT AZ. THE PILOT REPORTED A STRAIGHT IN TO RUNWAY 3. THE AIRPORT UNICOM HAD TOLD THE PILOT THAT THE APPROACH WAS FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE IS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THIS PUT HIM IN A POSITION OF LANDING UPHILL AND DOWNWIND. NO INDICATION WAS MADE BY THE PILOT AS TO THE NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ENOUGH TO FRACTURE BOTH LANDING GEAR UPLOCKS. THE LANDING GEAR ROTATED BACKWARDS AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY UNTIL IT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES AT THE RUNWAY REPORTED SEEING BOTH ENGINES STOPPED AND IN FEATHER ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOISTED AND THE LANDING GEAR SWUNG DOWN, AND THE PILOT THEN STARTED THE ENGINES AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED THREE GREEN BEFORE TOUCH DOWN AND ADMITTED TO LANDING HARD. AT THE END THE PILOT MOVED THE AIRCRAFT HIMSELF AND IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE NEEDED TO FUEL THE AIRCRAFT TO START IT AND TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY. (-23 AMENDMENT) PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND LANDED RUNWAY 3 AT OLS ON 11/15/06. A HARD LANDING CAUSED FRACTURES TO BOTH LANDING GEAR-UP LOCKS. THE GEAR ROTATED BACKWARDS AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY UNTIL COMING TO REST. DOWNGRADED FROM ACCIDENT (LAX06CA041).