# Accident 20080502838289A: Gulstm 690C, Minden, NV, May 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2008, 18:50 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Minden-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0011° N, 119.7519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0011&lon=-119.7519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N980AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N980AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690C (registry code 7630517, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-6-251M (registry code 01521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-6-251m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690C
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 1,750 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080502838289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF AND IN THE NINETY DEGREE TURN ONTO THE RUNWAY HE SAID HE HEARD A BANG AND THE AIRPLANE SEEMED TO HOP AT THE SAME TIME. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SETTLE, HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINES, BUT THE RIGHT PROPELLER TIPS STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN, BOTH MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED, AND THE BELLY SLID ON THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES. DURING POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION WE DISCOVERED THAT THE CLEVIS ON THE INBOARD HYDRAULIC LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IS BROKEN AND THE ACTUATOR IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE LANDING GEAR HOUSING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE CLEVIS WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. THE BOLT THAT SECURES THE CLEVIS INTO THE LANDING GEAR HOUSING WAS NOT SCREWED INTO THE BARREL NUT, BUT WEDGED IN BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE HOLE IN THE HOUSING, THE EDGE OF THE HOLE IN THE CLEVIS, AND THE END OF THE BARREL NUT. APPARENTLY THE BARREL NUT SLID OUT OF PLACE DURING ASSEMBLY. IT HAS BEEN ONE MONTH AND 14.4 OPERATING HOURS SINCE A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION PERFORMED A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THIS AIRPLANE, INCLUDING REMOVING AND REPLACING THE CLEVIS FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING.

## 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 SEA08LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA117), May 3, 2008: Rockwell 690C (N980AK), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of both main landing gear for undetermined reasons.

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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