# Incident 20071231830989I: Gulstm 500B, Louisville, KY, December 31, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2007, 21:47 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107DF-2024-02-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 415 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071231830989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING HIS APPROACH TO LOUISVILLE BOWMAN FIELD (SEE PILOT STATEMENT). AT THE TIME HE NORMALLY WOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE SO STRONG THAT THE PILOT'S HAND WAS DISPLACED FROM THE GEAR LEVER. AFTER THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. THIS TASK SATURATION INTERFERED WITH NORMAL HABIT PATTERNS.

## Other reports on N107DF (2)

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

- [Accident 20230128001989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230128001989A), Jan 28, 2023: Aero Commander 500-B (N107DF), Sylacauga, AL, Substantial damage. On January 28, 2023, about 17:40 CST a twin-engine Aero Commander 500-B airplane, [privacy data omitted], experience a loss of engine power during cruise…
- [Incident 19951208040189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951208040189I), Dec 8, 1995: Gulstm 500B (N107DF), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Narrative: after receiving takeoff clearance the pilot said he set the power at 2000 RPM. He checked the engine instruments which he said were indicating in…

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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