# Incident 20090429005209I: Gulstm 680W, Roswell, NM, April 29, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2009, 14:25 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell International Air Center
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: V8ZA
- Location: 33.2999° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSWELL AIR CENTER (ROW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2999&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54163, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54163-2023-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680W (registry code 0141716, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680W
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090429005209I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 29, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1425 MDT, AIRCRAFT N54163, AN AERO COMMANDER MODEL 680W,LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AT ROSWELL INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER AIRPORT, ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (ROW).  DURING ROLL OUT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY.  THE PILOT HELD AFT PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL COLUMN AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, BUT NOTICCED THT THE NSOE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE SKIDDED ALONG THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STATED UPON FINAL HE VERIFIED THAT ALL GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS WERE GREEN.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL EXAMINING THE NOSE GEAR STATED THE OVER-CENTER MECHANISM ON THE DOWN LOCK LINKAGE WAS WORN AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N54163 (1)

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

- [Incident 20200928020069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200928020069I), Sep 28, 2020: Aero Commander 680W (N54163), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. During landing on runway 35 at slc the pilot pulled both power levers into beta. Only the #2 engine went into beta mode causing the aircraft to veer to the…

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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