Aero Commander 500S N975AA

Summary

On 21 August 2001 at about 22:03 local time, a Aero Commander 500S registered N975AA was involved in an accident near Elko, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 August 2001 at 22:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Elko, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Elko Regional (EKO)

Coordinates

40.9498, -115.7900

Aircraft

Aero Commander 500S

Registration

N975AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elko → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01TA284

Nobody was injured.

The main landing gear collapsed for undetemined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Both main landing gear collapsed about 100 feet down the runway on the landing roll. The skid ground off the belly skin and damaged several structural airframe components. One of the observers in the airplane was also a pilot. He observed three green landing gear lights, and he and the pilot both visually checked that the landing gear was down. He observed the pilot maintain one hand on the control yoke and the other on the throttle throughout the landing and landing roll. A physical check of the gear revealed no anomalies and the gear functioned normally when placed on jacks. The actuators functioned properly when checked on a test bench. The Aero Commander uses hydraulic pressure to keep the gear locked, and the landing gear handle has two positions, gear up and gear down.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.