# Incident 20201020014599I: Aero Commander 500-U, Tampa, FL, October 20, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2020, 09:00 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N607MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N607MM-2026-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-U (registry code 0141108, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-u) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 500-U
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201020014599I

## Narrative

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

A LICENSED MECHANIC HAD REPLACED BOTH MAIN GEAR ACTUATORS PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE A PEDAL TURN TO DEPART THE RAMP. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ACTUATOR HAD BEEN RIGGED TOO SHORT THUS TRYING TO PULL THE GEAR OUT OF LOCK. WHEN THE GEAR COLLAPSED THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT.

## Other reports on N607MM (2)

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

- [Incident 20041216033039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041216033039I), Dec 16, 2004: Gulstm 500U (N607MM), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was enroute from oma to dsm on an IFR flight plan. At 6000' during descent, the left engine had a catastrophic failure (crankshaft, camshaft,…
- [Incident 19931119048239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931119048239I), Nov 19, 1993: Gulstm 500U (N607MM), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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