# Accident 20080306013179A: Gulstm 112TCA, West Chester, PA, March 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2008, 16:45 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: Brandywine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9903° N, 75.5819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9903&lon=-75.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4623W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4623W-2009-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112TCA (registry code 7630307, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112TCA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 82 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080306013179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART BRANDYWINE AIRPORT, PA, (OQN) ON RUNWAY 27 FOR WARRINGTON, VA (HWY) ON 03/06/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1645 EST. THE PILOT REPORTED NO RESPONSE BY THE AIRCDAFT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT OFF (65-75 KNOTS). HE ABORTED THE TAKE OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THERE IS A SOLID BLACK LINE OF RUBBER TRANSFER FROM THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ON THE RUNWAY BEGINNING ON THE NUMBER 9 ON THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND CONTINUING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY (APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET). THERE IS A SHARP DROP OFF AT THE END OF THIS RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ALL 3 GEAR APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 25 FEET FURTHER ON IN A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE LEFT GEAR WAS SHEARED AFT BREACHING THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THE LEFT WING WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS PUSHED BACK AND UP INTO THE WELL. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE ACCIDENT SHOW THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB IN THE NOSE DOWN POSITION. WHEN FAA REPRESENTATIVES ARRIVED ON SCENE THE COCKPIT ELEVATOR TRIM INDICATOR SHOWED FULL NOSE DOWN ELEVATOR TRIM AND THE MANUAL TRIM CONTROL WHEEL FOUND AGAINST FULL NOSE DOWN STOP.

## 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 NYC08LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA124), Mar 6, 2008: Rockwell 112TCA (N4623W), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the pitch trim was properly set for takeoff.

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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