Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B N7718V
10 August 2002 · El Paso, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 2002 at about 16:00 local time, a Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B registered N7718V was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Texas Airport (T27)
- Coordinates
- 31.7197, -106.2394
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B
- Registration
- N7718V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Paso → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW02LA236
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the cross wind, and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of the accident airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was performing of a series of stop and go landings to meet the insurance requirements for towing gliders in the airplane. During the second approach, the pilot was correcting for the crosswind, the airplane bounced onto the runway, veered to the right side of the runway, exited the runway, and came to rest on a sand dune. The wind was from the south-southeast approximately 7-10 knots. The accident flight was the pilot's first flight in the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Commander CALLAIR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2002 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2003 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B | Driggs, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B | Norton, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1998 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 | Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1997 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B | El Indio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1997 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B | Saint Anthony, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2002 | Boeing A75SN1 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2002 | Cessna 188A | Vincent, Texas, United States | Elk Creek Spraying Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2002 | Bellanca 17-30 | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Cessna 340A | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Jan 2002 | Beechcraft C23 | Sinton, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 2002 | Cessna 172N | Porter, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |