Aero Commander 680E N612G
18 January 1990 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 January 1990 at about 15:05 local time, a Aero Commander 680E registered N612G was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Knoxville Downtown Island (DKX)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander 680E
- Registration
- N612G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McMinnville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL90LA052
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND DURING THE LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WET RUNWAY CONDITION, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR THE LANDING, AND HIS LACK OF FLYING EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER BREAKING OUT HIGH ON A LOCALIZER RWY 26 APCH, THE PLT ELECTED TO CIRCLE FOR LNDG ON RWY 8. HE RPRTD THAT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE 1ST QTR OF THE 3497' RWY, BUT WITNESSES RPRTD IT LNDD ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN THE RWY. THE ESTD LNDG WT WAS 7000 LBS. THE WINDS WERE RPRTD FM 240 DEG AT 5 KTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PLT BELIEVED THE ACFT WAS HYDROPLANING. HE WAS UNCERTAIN THAT HE COULD STOP THE ACFT ON THE REMAINING RWY & ATMTD A GO-ARND. HE RAISED FLAPS TO THE 1/4 PSN & ADVANCED THE THROTTLES. THE PLT STATED THAT THE LEFT ENG DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND & THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. HE THEN ATMTD TO STOP THE ACFT ON THE RWY, BUT IT ANGLED OFF THE RWY NR THE DEP END. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT IMPACTED ROUGH TRRN AT A RIVER BANK BYD THE END OF THE RWY & WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD. THE PLT HAD ABOUT 43 HRS OF MULTI-ENG EXPERIENCE WITH 28 HRS FLT TIME IN THE ACDNT ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Commander 680 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1990 | Aero Commander 680V | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Bobadilla, Pastor | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jun 1991 | Aero Commander 680-E | Nassau, Bahamas | Dean, Adrian | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1989 | Aero Commander 680FLP | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 1988 | Aero Commander 680FL | Soda Springs, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Mar 1988 | Aero Commander 680E | New York, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1992 | Aero Commander 680 | Headland, Alabama, United States | Benson, William L. | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1990 | Olsen-Gordon VERI EZE | Hohenwald, Tennessee, United States | Creel, Rodney J. | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 1990 | Bell 47J-2 | Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States | Pigeon Forge Helicopters, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1990 | Cessna 150J | Ripley, Tennessee, United States | Shelby Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Nov 1990 | Bell 412 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1990 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Heleasco Twenty Four, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1990 | E Tn Plts Starduster STARDUSTER II | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |