Aero Commander 100 N4103X

Summary

On 26 July 2003 at about 00:50 local time, a Aero Commander 100 registered N4103X was involved in an accident near Fulton, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 July 2003 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Fulton, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Fulton Airport (1M7)

Coordinates

36.5258, -88.9156

Aircraft

Aero Commander 100

Registration

N4103X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Union City → Fulton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD03CA068

2 people had minor injuries.

The malfunction of the brake system and the pilot's delay in aborting the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he departed on a local flight to another airport. At that airport, the pilot performed a "touch-and-go" landing and did not use the brakes. Upon returning to first airport, the pilot landed normally, except that when he applied the brakes, they did not work. The pilot attempted to abort the landing and applied full power. The airplane departed the end of the runway and impacted a ravine. Upon impact, the airplane "flipped on it's back." Due to the fact that the airplane had sustained significant impact damage, and had been moved from the accident site prior to examination, it could not determine if or how the brakes failed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.