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Aero Commander 100-180 N3617X

27 July 1993 · Wray, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 July 1993 at about 15:40 local time, a Aero Commander 100-180 registered N3617X, operated by Carson, Omer L., was involved in an accident near Wray, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 15:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Wray, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Wray Municipal (2V5)
Coordinates
40.0704, -102.2207
Aircraft
Aero Commander 100-180
Registration
N3617X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Carson, Omer L.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Boulder → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN93LA087

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

IN HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT TO RUNWAY 32, THE PILOT USED 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS BUT THE AIRPLANE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE DURING THE FLARE AND THE LANDING WAS ABORTED. A SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT WAS ABANDONED DUE TO DEPARTING TRAFFIC. ON THE THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT USED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND A SLIGHTLY HIGHER APPROACH SPEED. AGAIN, THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT SAID SLIGHT RUDDER APPLICATION RESULTED IN FULL RUDDER DEFLECTION. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS SLOW IN RECOVERING AND ADDING FULL POWER TO GO AROUND. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, SLID APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, AND CAUGHT FIRE. A WITNESS SAID THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, ASSUMED A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, STALLED, AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF RUDDER OR OTHER FLIGHT CONTROL DISCREPANCIES. PILOT REPORTED WIND WAS FROM 350 DEGREES AT 10 MILES PER HOUR GUSTING TO 25.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Aero Commander 100 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
12 Dec 1993 Aero Commander 100-180
N3718X
El Paso, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Reed, James C. No injuries -
25 Dec 1993 Aero Commander 100
N4042X
Chico, California, United States
no coordinates
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27 Jul 1993 Aero Commander 100
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15 Sep 1992 Aero Commander 100
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3 Apr 1994 Aero Commander 100-180
N4015X
Steamboat Sprgs, Colorado, United States - Serious injuries -
4 May 1994 Aero Commander 100
N3661X
Ocotillo Wells, California, United States Edwin F. Cooper Fatal 1

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no coordinates
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