# Accident 20081206852599A: Gulstm 114, Fort Worth, TX, December 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2008, 10:51 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8197° N, 97.3625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8197&lon=-97.3625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4920W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4920W-2014-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 114
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 168 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081206852599A

## Narrative

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

N4920W, A COMMANDER 114 AIRCRAFT, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING LANDING AT THE FORT WORTH MEACHAM AIRPORT (FTW), ON DECEMBER 6, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY, 10:51 AM CST. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED MULTIPLE TIMES UPON LANDING AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, FIREWALL, ENGINE AND PROPELLER.

## 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 CEN09CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA084), Dec 6, 2008: Rockwell International 114 (N4920W), Meacham Int'l Airport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing.

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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